Fire Weather Watch issued March 16 at 4:35AM CDT until March 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 055 Benton, Fire Weather
Zone 066 Vernon, Fire Weather Zone 067 St. Clair, Fire Weather
Zone 068 Hickory, Fire Weather Zone 073 Bourbon, Fire Weather
Zone 077 Barton, Fire Weather Zone 078 Cedar, Fire Weather
Zone 079 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 088 Jasper, Fire Weather Zone
089 Dade, Fire Weather Zone 090 Greene, Fire Weather Zone 093
Newton, Fire Weather Zone 094 Lawrence, Fire Weather Zone 095
Christian, Fire Weather Zone 097 Crawford, Fire Weather Zone
101 Cherokee, Fire Weather Zone 101 McDonald, Fire Weather
Zone 102 Barry and Fire Weather Zone 103 Stone.

* TIMING…From Monday afternoon through Monday evening.

* WINDS…South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Up to 75.

* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.