Fire Weather Watch

FROM: NWS Denver CO
AREA: Sedgwick County; Phillips County
SENT: 2026-02-15T17:14:00-07:00

Fire Weather Watch issued February 15 at 5:14PM MST until February 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Denver CO

…PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY…

…EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE
TUESDAY…

.Recent dry conditions combining with above normal temperatures
and periods of gusty winds will bring potentially critical fire
weather conditions again on Monday. Stronger, more widespread
westerly winds are expected to develop Tuesday, possibly producing
extremely critical fire weather conditions with wind gusts as
high as 65 mph across the plains.

…RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES…

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 250 and 251.

* TIMING…From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS…Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS…Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
spark and start a wildfire.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-16T01:15:00-07:00