Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued June 16 at 3:06PM MDT until June 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 16, 2026 - 2:06pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...Multiple Hours of Critical Fire Weather Possible Wednesday...
.An early morning frontal passage is forecast to lead to breezy
to windy conditions through the day Wednesday. The highest wind
gusts for the day are forecast Wednesday morning before a higher
sustained wind of 20-25 mph continues through the late morning
and afternoon. Humidity is forecast to fall into the mid teens by
the early afternoon hours.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock
and 081 Red Willow.
* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS...North 20 to 25 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:
Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov