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How does WFDSS select the RAWS for Automated Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?

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How does WFDSS select the RAWS for Automated Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?

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WFDSS selects the RAWS by doing the following: Identifying the center of the landscape extentCalculating the distance from the center to the nearest RAWS using a horizontal/vertical (elevation) algorithmRanking the stationsSelecting the station that is the “closest” and has weather data requisite for conditioning (7 days of hourly weather observations)———– Last updated on 11/8/2010 12:20:38 PM.