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RFWGLD



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Goodland KS

259 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.



COZ252-KSZ001>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ079>081-202000-

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

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

Logan-Gove-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-

259 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 /359 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, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 042 Wichita, 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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