586  
WWUS83 KGLD 201925  
RFWGLD  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
125 PM MDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-210900-  
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0025.260422T1600Z-260423T0600Z/  
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-  
WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-  
125 PM MDT MON APR 20 2026 /225 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026/  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 013, 014, 027, 028, 041, 042, 079, 080,  
252, 253, AND 254...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 002  
RAWLINS, 013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 041  
GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 252 YUMA, 253  
KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.  
 
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP  
MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND  
 
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