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Spot Forecast for Kit Carson 13 North...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
National Weather Service Goodland KS
610 PM MDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on April 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (785) 899-2360 or via 800MHz radio
if you have questions or concerns with this forecast.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Light rain showers and a few rumbles of thunder will spread across the
area through 9 PM MDT, bringing only light precipitation amounts. Showers
and any thunderstorms will likely be accompanied by strong and erratic winds
as they pass. Warmer, dry and breezy conditions expected throughout the day
as winds shift back to the south, resulting in conditions favorable for
rapid fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance
                    of rain showers in the evening. Slight
                    chance of rain showers late in the evening.
CWR.................50 percent in the evening, then decreasing to
                    10 percent after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 18 to 26 mph with gusts to
                    around 37 mph shifting to the northwest 14 to
                    20 mph in the late evening and overnight.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........62  49  51  46  36  36  56  70  55  41  38  28
Weather cov.....SCH CHC CHC     SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW      RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............20  50  30  10  20  20  20  10  10  0   0   0
Temp............58  51  47  46  45  43  42  42  42  41  39  40
RH..............60  74  88  91  90  96  99  98  97  96  100 98
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  S   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..26  24  22  18  18  18  18  20  18  18  16  14
20 FT wind gust.37  35  31  28  28  28  28  28  28  28  25  22

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to
                    the southwest 10 to 16 mph late in the morning,
                    then increasing to south 20 to 26 mph with
                    gusts to around 37 mph early in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........24     15     7      10     8      9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............38     42     57     66     71     73
RH..............99     84     51     32     23     16
20 FT wind dir..NW     NW     NW     SW     S      S
20 FT wind spd..12     9      9      12     20     25
20 FT wind gust.18     15     16     20     30     36

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 20 to 22 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 17 to 24 mph after midnight. Gusts up
                    to 36 mph early in the morning.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........23     27     24     11     8      14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............73     64     55     53     49     42
RH..............16     23     31     35     39     46
20 FT wind dir..S      S      SW     W      NW     N
20 FT wind spd..22     22     21     18     17     23
20 FT wind gust.32     31     31     28     25     31

$$
Forecaster...JRM
Requested by...EM
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608840.0/GLD
.DELDT 04/01/26
.EMAIL SHILL10504@GMAIL.COM,MBUCHANAN@CO.CHEYENNE.CO.US