Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 11 at 1:03PM MDT until April 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 11, 2026 - 12:03pm
Expires:
April 12, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Possible Sunday and Monday...
.A combination of warm temperatures, low humidity and wind gusts
of 25-30 mph is forecast to lead to critical fire weather
conditions Sunday. The strongest winds are forecast during the
mid to late afternoon hours. There is some question in the
duration of the winds however keeping confidence just low enough
to preclude from upgrading to a Red Flag Warning currently. For
Monday the strongest winds are currently forecast to be during the
mid to late afternoon across Wichita and Greeley counties.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas,
027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO.
* TIMING...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop
may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.
Area Description:
Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov