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Storrie Fire Daily Situational Reports: Weather, Fuel Moisture, and Fire Behavior Analysis

Access the daily situation reports for the Storrie Fire, including weather data, fuel moisture levels, and fire spread predictions. Stay informed with this comprehensive resource on Inciweb.

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Storrie Fire Daily Situational Reports: Weather, Fuel Moisture, and Fire Behavior Analysis

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  1. Part 1. Data from the Daily Situation Reports for the Storrie Fire This kind of information is posted every day, for every current fire in the United States, on “Inciweb” (http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ ). After each fire is out, the information is archived so you can find it years later. Aug. 26: “Fire activity has moderated today. However, the potential remains for spotting and significant runs.”

  2. The Carpenter Ridge Remote Access Weather Station Aug. 26 weather reported from Carpenter Ridge Minimum Relative Humidity (%) Maximum Temperature (o F) These lines mark “percentiles.” The 90% line means that, on 90 days out of 100, the temperature does not go over about 84o F. Rainfall (inches) Average wind Speed (mph) 20 ft above ground

  3. The Carpenter Ridge Remote Access Weather Station Aug. 26 fuel moistures reported from Carpenter Ridge Percent moisture in “1000-hour fuels”. These are more than 3 inches in diameter. They include fallen logs and big tree branches. They take days, weeks, or even months to respond very much to weather changes. Percent moisture in “1-hour” fuels. These are fine fuels like grass and leaves. They respond very quickly to weather changes – within 1 hour. The horizontal lines across the graphs show “percentiles.” In this graph, they show that only 10% of days on record had a 1-hour fuel moisture less than about 2.5%, and only 3% of days had a 1-hour fuel moisture less than about 2%. In this graph, the lines showing 10th percentile and 3rd percentile are stuck together. There may be no days on record when the 1000-hour fuel moisture dipped below this level, about 5.5%.

  4. Fire Spread Predictions from BEHAVE: How do dead fuel moisture and wind affect grassy fuels (Fuel Model 1)? Aug. 26 dry fuel moisture estimate in open, grassy areas >wind (10 mph) average wind (5 mph) Rate of spread Flame length Aug. 26 fire behavior

  5. Fire Spread Predictions from BEHAVE: How do dead fuel moisture and wind affect heavy timber fuels (Fuel Model 10)? Aug. 26 dry fuel moisture estimate under heavy timber >wind (10 mph) average wind (5 mph) Aug. 26 fire behavior

  6. Fire Spread Predictions from BEHAVE: How do dead fuel moisture and wind affect rate of spread and flame lengths in grassy and timber fuels?

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