874
FNUS73 KGLD 222202
FWSGLD
SPOT FORECAST FOR 26 FIRE (YUMA COUNTY)...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
402 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON APRIL 22.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN STEADY AT 25 MPH GUST 35 MPH FROM THE
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST THROUGH SUNSET. AS THE SUN STARTS TO SET, AROUND
6-7PM MT, WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 40 MPH.
AROUND MIDNIGHT, A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH AND
QUICKLY SHIFT THE WINDS TO OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT THE SPEEDS SHOULD LOWER TO 15MPH GUST 25 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 23 TO 24 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10
TEMP............88 87
RH..............10 9
20 FT WIND DIR..S S
20 FT WIND SPD..23 24
20 FT WIND GUST.31 30
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP
TO 37 MPH IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 43 46 48 37 50 54 60 52 51 65 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 79 72 68 65 62 60 58 55 52 51 49
RH..............10 12 16 21 24 24 25 26 27 31 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW W NW NW N N NW
20 FT WIND SPD..21 24 22 21 20 18 15 14 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.29 37 35 32 32 30 24 25 24 23 23 22
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........70 38 20 51
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 10 20
TEMP............48 58 68 69
RH..............33 22 13 13
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 18 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.21 28 31 31
FORECASTER...KAK
REQUESTED BY...EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611413.0/GLD
.DELDT 04/22/26
.EMAIL JROCKWELL@CO.YUMA.CO.US
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