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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED

National Weather Service Goodland KS

648 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-220900-

/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260322T0900Z/

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

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

648 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 /748 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026/



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/

SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

001, 002, 003, 004, 013, 014, 015, 016, 027, 028, 029, 041, 042,

079, 080, AND 081...



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

  Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 

  Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 

  Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock and 081 Red 

  Willow.



* TIMING...Until 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ Sunday.



* WINDS...Southerly to westerly at 5 to 15 mph through the 

  remainder of the evening. Winds will abruptly shift to the north

  and increase to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph during a cold

  frontal passage late tonight, between midnight and sunrise 

  Sunday morning.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent this evening. Relative

  humidity will gradually rise to 20 percent overnight and early 

  Sunday morning.



* IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop 

  may rapidly grow and spread out of control.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass

or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure tow chains

to avoid dragging. Never toss lit cigarettes onto the ground.



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