Fire Weather Watch issued March 30 at 10:10PM MDT until April 1 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

…Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Tuesday With Wind
Shift…

.Very dry and windy conditions are forecast to develop Tuesday
leading to numerous hours of critical fire weather conditions and
extreme values of the Grassland Fire Danger Index. Winds are
forecast to be from the southwest for much of the day before a
shift to the north is forecast during the late afternoon with a
cold front. Blowing dust reducing visibilities down to a mile or
less at time is possible in the Fire Weather Watch area.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 041
Greeley, 042 Wichita and 254 Cheyenne.

* TIMING…From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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