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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Goodland KS

1244 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026



.Persistently dry conditions and occasional gusts of wind may

allow fires to rapidly spread. During the day, when conditions are

most dry, winds will be from the southwest. Overnight, near the

end of the Watch, a cold front will be moving in from the north. 

This front will bring in northerly winds and by Sunday morning,

gusts up to 30 MPH are forecast. This could reinvigorate any

smolder fires.



KSZ028-029-042-201445-

/O.EXA.KGLD.FW.A.0014.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/

Logan-Gove-Wichita-

144 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH

LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE

WEATHER ZONES 028, 029, AND 042...



The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire

Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in

effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 028 Logan, 029 Gove and 042 

  Wichita.



* TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night.



* WINDS... Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... As low as 5 to 10 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.



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COZ252-KSZ001>004-014>016-NEZ079>081-201445-

/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0014.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/

Yuma-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-

Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-

1244 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 /144 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026/



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING

THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 014, 015, 016, 079,

080, 081, AND 252...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 

  Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 

  016 Graham, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow and 252 

  Yuma.



* TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night.



* WINDS... Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... As low as 5 to 10 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 possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag

warnings.



&&



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For more information from the National Weather Service visit

http://weather.gov/goodland