Dangerous fire conditions are returning to the entire KVOE listening area Tuesday.
After the National Weather Service Wichita office issued a fire weather watch for Chase and Greenwood counties from 10 am Tuesday to 2 am Wednesday, the Topeka office followed with a fire weather watch for Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties from 10 am to 11 pm Tuesday.
Wind speeds for Lyon and most surrounding counties may be as high as 50 mph Tuesday, but winds for Chase and Greenwood counties — and most of central Kansas — could be as high as 65 mph. Relative humidity levels will be 15 percent or less.
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Noon Sunday: Critical fire danger setting up for Tuesday; fire weather watches announced for Chase, Greenwood counties
After rugged fire conditions Friday, a repeat event may well be setting up for Tuesday.
Chase and Greenwood counties are in a fire weather watch from 10 am Tuesday to 2 am Wednesday. The National Weather Service Wichita office says wind gusts steadily at 25-35 mph — possibly gusting as high as 65 mph — will combine with relative humidity levels at 10-15 percent to cause extreme fire conditions.
Fire weather watches often serve as precursors to red flag warnings, both signaling critical fire danger and triggering automatic burn bans while they are in effect.
Friday had numerous grass fires develop areawide with straight-line gusts between 60-70 mph. Thankfully, no injuries were reported and no structures were damaged.
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