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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Overcast
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
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  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Goodland, KS

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Cheyenne, CO

Red Flag Warning issued March 12 at 12:53AM MDT until March 12 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 013, 014, 015, 016, 027, 028, 029, 041, 042, 079, 080, 081, 252, 253, AND 254

Areas Affected: Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 12:53am MDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 12:53am MDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 7:00pm MDT

Event Onset: Thursday 11:00am MDT

Event Ends: Thursday 7:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Goodland KS

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 013, 014, 015, 016, 027, 028, 029, 041, 042, 079, 080, 081, 252, 253, AND 254...

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Thursday and Forecast
Friday...

.West-southwest winds are forecast to increase in speed late
morning and into the afternoon today. The best potential for the
strongest winds currently lies across Yuma, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red
Willow and Cheyenne county Kansas. There is a 20 to 30 percent
chance wind gusts could exceed 60 mph across Yuma, Dundy, Cheyenne
county Kansas and northern Kit Carson counties today. Winds are
forecast to be a bit weaker but still gusting around 25 mph along
and south of Highway 40.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002
Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015
Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041
Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow
and 254 Cheyenne CO.

* TIMING...From 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ this morning to 7 PM MDT /8
PM CDT/ this evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires
that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.

Information: 
Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass
or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure tow chains
to avoid dragging. Never toss lit cigarettes onto the ground.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1852317eb6244da8c7f74da7fee122a2b19f33b8.002.1
Codes: COZ254
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1852317eb6244da8c7f74da7fee122a2b19f33b8.002.1