Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 12:05PM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 20, 2026 - 11:05am
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
Persistently dry conditions and southwesterly wind gusts up to
30 mph are forecast along with record high temperatures. Strongest
winds are forecast from around 1pm-6pm central time. A brief lull
in the wind is forecast in the early evening before increasing
again during the late evening. Towards the latter part of the
warning, a cold front shifting the winds to the north with wind
gusts around 45 mph is forecast to move through, this could
reinvigorate any smolder fires.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS and 252
Yuma.
* TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 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 possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag
warnings.
Area Description:
Yuma; Cheyenne
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov