An  objective aid for forecasting afternoon relative humidity along the Washington Cascade east slopes

Robinson, Robert S.

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An objective aid for forecasting afternoon relative humidity along the Washington Cascade east slopes

Published Date:

1981

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NWS WR ; 164

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Personal Authors:

Robinson, Robert S.

Corporate Authors:

United States, National Weather Service., Western Region,

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Description:

"The National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) Develops indices of fire danger for wild land fire protection based on a number of weather and biological variables. One of the inputs to the NFDRS is the afternoon relative humidity (RH) for specific areas. Daily forecasts of relative humidity are required for various zones in a protected area. These zones are usually relatively homogeneous with respect to a number of variables"--Introduction.

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Technical Memorandum

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National Weather Service (NWS)

Place as Subject:

Washington (State)

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