Smoke Management Weather Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
408 FNUS75 KSLC 180842 SMFSLC Smoke Management Forecast National Weather Service Salt Lake City Utah 240 AM MDT Wed Sep 18 2024......Seaman .DISCUSSION...A cooler and more stable airmass will reside across the region today limiting mixing across much of western and central Utah, while good to excellent mixing persists across the east. A warming trend will bring improved mixing across central and southern Utah Thursday, while stable air continues to limit mixing across the north. By Friday good to excellent mixing is expected to return to all air sheds. A Graphical version of the clearing index is available at: https://www.weather.gov/slc/ClearingIndex * All heights are above sea level (ASL) unless noted otherwise * ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 1... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5100 Transport Winds............. W 8 Clearing Index.............. 410 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4900 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 360 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. N 9 Clearing Index.............. 740 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6600 Transport Winds............. N 12 Clearing Index.............. 800 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 2... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7900 Transport Winds............. N 10 Clearing Index.............. 760 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 800 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10400 Transport Winds............. E 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. N 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 3... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. S 10 Clearing Index.............. 790 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9600 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. NW 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 4... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5400 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 600 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6400 Transport Winds............. NE 8 Clearing Index.............. 480 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8400 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 760 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. N 10 Clearing Index.............. 770 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 5... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5000 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 560 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6700 Transport Winds............. E 8 Clearing Index.............. 540 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8800 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 820 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. NW 12 Clearing Index.............. 930 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 6... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6200 Transport Winds............. W 16 Clearing Index.............. 880 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 880 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10100 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7900 Transport Winds............. N 12 Clearing Index.............. 990 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 7... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7000 Transport Winds............. W 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7400 Transport Winds............. SW 12 Clearing Index.............. 830 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8900 Transport Winds............. SW 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7500 Transport Winds............. N 14 Clearing Index.............. 950 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 8... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6900 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 620 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7200 Transport Winds............. S 9 Clearing Index.............. 590 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9100 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 940 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6000 Transport Winds............. N 12 Clearing Index.............. 730 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 9... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. W 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7000 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 700 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9100 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. N 11 Clearing Index.............. 910 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 10... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 910 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9500 Transport Winds............. S 10 Clearing Index.............. 980 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 11000 Transport Winds............. S 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6100 Transport Winds............. NW 14 Clearing Index.............. 780 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 11... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. SW 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. S 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9900 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. N 12 Clearing Index.............. 980 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 12... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. S 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10000 Transport Winds............. S 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6900 Transport Winds............. NW 12 Clearing Index.............. 820 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 13... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 910 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10500 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. N 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 14... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 870 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 950 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10200 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9500 Transport Winds............. NW 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 15... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. S 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8000 Transport Winds............. S 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10500 Transport Winds............. S 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7100 Transport Winds............. NW 12 Clearing Index.............. 880 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 16... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6900 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 940 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7000 Transport Winds............. S 13 Clearing Index.............. 930 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9300 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7200 Transport Winds............. N 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ $$