Predicting moisture content: fuel moisture indicator sticks in the Pacific Northwest.

Abstract

Successful day-to-day planning of presuppression activities requires accurate prediction of burning index. In the Pacific Northwest, forecasts of burning index are prepared by the fire-control man and are based on predictions of windspeed and fuel moisture. Although fuel moisture is affected by a number of weather elements and is consequently difficult to predict, the fire-control man can make satisfactory forecasts of fuel moisture by using the method described here.

Citation

Cramer, Owen P. 1961. Predicting moisture content: fuel moisture indicator sticks in the Pacific Northwest. USDA Forest Service PNW Old Series Research Paper No. 41: 1-17