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What are the RAWS data used for in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?

April 26, 2017Analyses BASIC Behavior bfb Data raws short-term stfb Used

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What are the RAWS data used for in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?

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WFDSS BFB and STFB automatically conditions fuels by using the previous 7 days of weather observations from the RAWS. Dead fuel moistures are calculated for every cell in the analysis area using these RAWS data; however, in the Automated versions, the user cannot modify the observations to better reflect the weather in the area of the fire.