What do short-term, near-term fire behavior mean?
Short-Term: 1-3 days. Right here, right now (1-2 burning periods). Near-Term: 1-6 days (the availability of forecasted weather)Long-Term: used when there is a low confidence in the forecasted weather, most commonly when planning for incidents over 6 days.———– Last updated on 11/19/2010 12:33:34 AM.