758  
FNUS73 KGLD 020010  
FWSGLD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KIT CARSON 13 NORTH...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
610 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON APRIL 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 OR VIA 800MHZ RADIO  
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE  
AREA THROUGH 9 PM MDT, BRINGING ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. SHOWERS  
AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS  
AS THEY PASS. WARMER, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY  
AS WINDS SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH, RESULTING IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR  
RAPID FIRE GROWTH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO  
10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO  
20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 49 51 46 36 36 56 70 55 41 38 28  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 50 30 10 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 51 47 46 45 43 42 42 42 41 39 40  
RH..............60 74 88 91 90 96 99 98 97 96 100 98  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..26 24 22 18 18 18 18 20 18 18 16 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.37 35 31 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 25 22  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 37 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........24 15 7 10 8 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 42 57 66 71 73  
RH..............99 84 51 32 23 16  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 9 12 20 25  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 16 20 30 36  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP  
TO 36 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........23 27 24 11 8 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............73 64 55 53 49 42  
RH..............16 23 31 35 39 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 21 18 17 23  
20 FT WIND GUST.32 31 31 28 25 31  
 
 
FORECASTER...JRM  
REQUESTED BY...EM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608840.0/GLD  
.DELDT 04/01/26  
.EMAIL SHILL10504@GMAIL.COM,MBUCHANAN@CO.CHEYENNE.CO.US  
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