Fire Weather Watch issued March 17 at 3:07AM CDT until March 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

…CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…

.Very low relative humidities, well above normal temperatures and
strong and gusty south to southwest winds on Monday will lead to
critical fire weather conditions for most of northeast Oklahoma
along and northwest of Interstate 44, as well as the far
northwest corner of Arkansas. On Tuesday, the fire weather threat
will focus in areas west of Highway 75 in northeast Oklahoma,
where low humidities will persist after poor moisture recovery on
Monday night and gusty winds will continue.

* AFFECTED AREA…IN Oklahoma, Osage, Pawnee, Creek, and
Okfuskee counties.

* WIND…South to southwest at 15 to 30 mph gusting to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY…12 to 18 percent on Monday and 20 to 30 percent on
Tuesday.

* TEMPERATURE…Upper 70s to Mid 80s.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Avoid outdoor burning.