URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1219 PM MST Tue Mar 3 2026
...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Thursday...
.Southerly winds are forecast Thursday with gusts up to 30 mph developing during the afternoon. A dryline is forecast to be in place but still working out to see how much of each county in the watch will be behind the dry line in the driest air.
Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO- 1219 PM MST Tue Mar 3 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 Thursday afternoon.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO.
* TIMING...Thursday afternoon.
* WINDS...South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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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