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Crews continue to mop-up and suppress hotspots aided
by some snowfall on the fire Sunday morning. By mid-afternoon, much of the snow
had melted with fuels drying out. The Anderson Creek Fire is 90% contained across Oklahoma and Kansas with updated mapping
of the fire's perimeter expected today.?? Containment is now 85% for the portion of the fire in
Woods County, OK.?? Kansas officials are
reporting the fire to be 81% contained in Barber County and 90% contained in
Comanche County.

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The highest fire danger today will reside in the
Panhandle and northwest Oklahoma. ??Relative
humidity will drop below 30% across most of Oklahoma excluding an area along
the Red River in southern and southeast Oklahoma. High winds will reside in the
Panhandle. The benefit of yesterday's snowfall brought minimal moisture in the area
and fire danger is expected to quickly increase during the burning period
today.

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???Even though we received minimal moisture yesterday,
firefighters experienced some smoking spots within the fire perimeter that were
addressed and crews are working to reinforce fire lines to prepare for the
weather forecast through the middle of the week,??? stated George Geissler,
Director of Oklahoma Forestry Service.

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Freezing temperatures over the last couple of mornings
have delayed green-up across much of northern and western Oklahoma resulting in
ample vegetation availability to support the potential for large fire
activity.?? Fire danger is expected to build
into the middle of the week as another relatively strong system arrives
Wednesday. Tomorrow, fire danger will remain in place with warm and gusty south
winds. However, temperatures may hold humidity levels above critical values A
Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Harper and Cimarron Counties in the
Panhandle for Tuesday with potential for expansion of Watch/Warning areas
through the middle of this week.

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Wednesday holds potential for critical fire weather
conditions, warm temperatures, low relative humidity, strong winds and a
complicating frontal passage late in the afternoon.

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A county burn ban is in place in Texas, Harper and
Cimarron Counties. Oklahoma Forestry Services is the state's lead agency
related to wildland fire prevention, protection and use. For additional
information about wildfires, visit www.forestry.ok.gov/wildfire-information.

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