create_input_file: Create a FARSITE input file
In mbedward/farsitebatch: Run FARSITE simulations in batch mode

This function creates the contents for a FARSITE input file from a template (package file extdata/input_template.txt) and a set of values for variable components. Note that you should specify either the path to a file of RAWS-format weather data (via path.raws) or the paths to separate weather and wind files (path.wtr and path.wnd).

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create_input_file(start.time, end.time, path.fms, weather.units, path.raws,
  raws.elev, path.wtr = NULL, path.wnd = NULL, path.fmd = NULL,
  path.ros.adj = NULL)

`start.time`	Character string for start date and time, e.g. '08 28 0000'.
`end.time`	Character string for end date and time, e.g. '08 29 2359'.
`path.fms`	Path to a file of tabular data for fuel moisture in the six-column format expected by FARSITE. Note, only the data records should be included in the file without any header information.
`weather.units`	system of measurement for weather variables: either 'METRIC' or 'ENGLISH'.
`path.raws`	Path to a file of tabular RAWS weather data in the ten-column format expected by FARSITE. Note, only the data records should be included in the file without any header information.
`raws.elev`	Elevation of weather station that provided the RAWS data. This is ignored if path.raws is missing or `NULL` and weather data is provided as separate files for daily summary data (`path.wtr`) and wind data (`path.wnd`).
`path.wtr`	Path to a file of daily summary data for temperature, rainfall and humidity in the format expected by FARSITE. Ignored if `path.raws` is specified. Any comment lines or header lines are ignored. Units ("METRIC" or "ENGLISH") should be specified via the `weather.units` parameter.
`path.fmd`	Optional path to a custom fuels file.
`path.ros.adj`	Optional path to the ROS adjustment file.
`path.wtr`	Path to a file of hourly data for wind speed, wind direction and cloud cover in the format expected by FARSITE. Ignored if `path.raws` is specified. Any comment lines or header lines are ignored. Units ("METRIC" or "ENGLISH") should be specified via the `weather.units` parameter.