2 products issued by NWS for: 12 Miles NNW Weskan KS
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 326 AM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Friday and Saturday... For today, winds are forecast to gradually increase and turn to the west-southwest during the afternoon with gusts of 25-35 mph. As soon as winds turn a quick temperature increase is forecast to occur as well into the 70s for the counties in the Red Flag Warning. Saturday, a more prolonged period of southwesterly winds is forecast leading to even warmer temperatures. Winds are forecast to gradually increase through the day. There is concern that cloud cover could impact the magnitude of winds; if that is not the case then winds could be stronger than forecast. KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-140100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0011.260314T1700Z-260315T0100Z/ Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Sherman-Thomas-Wallace-Logan-Greeley-Wichita- Dundy-Hitchcock- 326 AM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 /426 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 013, 014, 027, 028, 041, 042, 079, AND 080... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy and 080 Hitchcock. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/goodland
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 211 AM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-NEZ079-140815- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Sherman-Wallace-Dundy- 211 AM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 /311 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Friday across Yuma and Kit Carson counties. Wind gusts up to 35 MPH with humidity falling to at least 15 percent will lead to rapid fire spread should one start. Locally critical fire weather conditions are forecast for adjacent counties as well this afternoon with the potential for fires to get out of control. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A Red Flag Warning has been issued for eastern Colorado for Saturday along with a Fire Weather Watch for counties along and west of Highway 25 to the state line on Saturday. Wind gusts up to 35 mph and very low humidity will lead to the potential for fires to get out of control. A strong cold front will sweep across the area on Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph are possible leading to dangerous travel conditions for high profile vehicles. These winds may also produce pockets of blowing dust with less than a mile visibility initially with the front. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Active weather across portions of the Tri-State Area is anticipated. Spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions. $$