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Knight Fire, Spotting
Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:52:32
 

Input Worksheet

Inputs: SURFACE, SPOT
Input Variables Units Input Value(s)
Fuel/Vegetation, Surface/Understory
  Fuel Model   10
Fuel/Vegetation, Overstory
  Canopy Height ft 80
  Tree Height ft 80
  Spot Tree Species   PINPON
  D.B.H. in 18
Fuel Moisture
  1-h Moisture % 12
  10-h Moisture % 5
  100-h Moisture % 10
  Live Herbaceous Moisture %
  Live Woody Moisture % 100
Weather
  20-ft Wind Speed (upslope) mi/h 5,8,12
  Wind Adjustment Factor .4
Terrain
  Slope Steepness % 60
  Ridge-to-Valley Elevation Difference ft 4000
  Ridge-to-Valley Horizontal Distance mi 1.2
  Spotting Source Location   RT
Fire
  Number of Torching Trees 3
Notes
 

Run Option Notes

Maximum reliable effective wind speed limit is imposed [SURFACE].
Calculations are only for the direction of maximum spread [SURFACE].
Fireline intensity, flame length, and spread distance are always for the direction of the spread calculations [SURFACE].
Wind is blowing upslope [SURFACE].

Results

20-ft
Wind
ROS
(max)
Flame
Length
Torch Tree
Spot Dist
mi/h ch/h ft mi
5 6.7 4.4 0.2
8 8.3 4.8 0.2
12 11.0 5.5 0.4

 

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