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Fire
Weather Wind Adjustment Tool
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UNSHELTERED FUELS: Fuel exposed directly to the wind. No or sparse
overstory. Fuel beneath timber that has lost its foliage; fuel beneath
timber near clearings or clearcuts; fuel on high ridges where trees offer
little shelter from the wind.
1. Fuels
usually partially sheltered.
2. Fuels usually
fully sheltered.
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Fuel
Model
4
California
Chaparal
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5,
6, 71
Shrub/Brush
8,
9, 102
Timber litter
11,
12
Light/Medium Slash
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PARTIALLY SHELTERED FUELS: Fuel beneath patchy timber where it is not
well sheltered; fuel beneath standing timber at midslope or higher on a
mountain with wind blowing directly at the slope. |
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FULLY SHELTERED FUELS: Fuel sheltered beneath standing timber on flat
or gentle slope or near base of mountain with steep slopes. |
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Open
Stands
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Dense
Stands
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