Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 4 at 8:40AM MST until March 5 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 4, 2026 - 7:40am
Expires:
March 4, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
...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.
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 013 Sherman, 027 Wallace
and 041 Greeley.
* TIMING...Thursday afternoon.
* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 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:
Sherman; Wallace; Greeley
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov