WWUS83 KGLD 151724 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 1124 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Thursday... .Interesting fire weather setup with a trough forecast to be in place over the area leading to two separate areas of fire weather concerns. The first for Nebraska and Kansas is forecast to see longer duration of critical fire weather conditions starting as early as the late morning with wind gusts up to 30 mph then declining in magnitude around 6pm central time. The second is across eastern Colorado where wind gusts may be a little more delayed until the mid afternoon but continue into the evening hours.A wind shift to the northwest is forecast early Friday morning which would change fire spread directions should one be present. COZ253-254-KSZ004-016-NEZ080-081-160130- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0024.260416T1800Z-260417T0200Z/ Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Norton-Graham-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 1124 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026 /1224 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 004, 016, 080, 081, 253, AND 254... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 004 Norton, 016 Graham, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 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