Smoke Management Weather Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
018 FNUS75 KSLC 281043 SMFSLC Smoke Management Forecast National Weather Service Salt Lake City Utah 413 AM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025......Cheng .DISCUSSION...Good to excellent mixing conditions will persist through the weekend. However, as the airmass becomes drier and more stable, and given generally light transport winds, there will be a few pockets of reduced mixing with clearing indices below 500. 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..... 7400 Transport Winds............. NW 7 Clearing Index.............. 520 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. NW 8 Clearing Index.............. 650 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8500 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 660 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6500 Transport Winds............. NE 7 Clearing Index.............. 480 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 2... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8900 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 710 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 720 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9500 Transport Winds............. N 10 Clearing Index.............. 920 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10100 Transport Winds............. NE 9 Clearing Index.............. 880 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 3... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10200 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 620 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10800 Transport Winds............. N 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 12200 Transport Winds............. NE 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 4... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6500 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 540 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. NW 8 Clearing Index.............. 620 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. NW 8 Clearing Index.............. 730 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7900 Transport Winds............. E 8 Clearing Index.............. 620 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 5... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6000 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 570 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7100 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 610 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 830 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8400 Transport Winds............. E 9 Clearing Index.............. 750 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 6... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6700 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 770 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7500 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 740 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9700 Transport Winds............. NW 10 Clearing Index.............. 910 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9200 Transport Winds............. S 8 Clearing Index.............. 760 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 7... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5500 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 970 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6400 Transport Winds............. NW 11 Clearing Index.............. 790 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8500 Transport Winds............. NW 10 Clearing Index.............. 910 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8800 Transport Winds............. S 8 Clearing Index.............. 690 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 8... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7400 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 650 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 640 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8800 Transport Winds............. N 9 Clearing Index.............. 750 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8700 Transport Winds............. SW 8 Clearing Index.............. 730 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 9... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. NW 11 Clearing Index.............. 850 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5700 Transport Winds............. W 8 Clearing Index.............. 530 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9200 Transport Winds............. N 9 Clearing Index.............. 780 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8400 Transport Winds............. NE 7 Clearing Index.............. 620 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 10... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 740 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. NW 8 Clearing Index.............. 610 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9800 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 830 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10900 Transport Winds............. S 8 Clearing Index.............. 810 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 11... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 740 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5400 Transport Winds............. SW 9 Clearing Index.............. 680 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9700 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 770 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9600 Transport Winds............. NE 7 Clearing Index.............. 750 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 12... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9600 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 800 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7000 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 770 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9800 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 810 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10100 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 780 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 13... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8600 Transport Winds............. NW 8 Clearing Index.............. 700 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6400 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 660 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9900 Transport Winds............. N 9 Clearing Index.............. 850 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 11400 Transport Winds............. SE 7 Clearing Index.............. 820 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 14... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10400 Transport Winds............. W 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8500 Transport Winds............. NW 10 Clearing Index.............. 910 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 11100 Transport Winds............. N 7 Clearing Index.............. 780 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 11300 Transport Winds............. N 8 Clearing Index.............. 980 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 15... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. W 8 Clearing Index.............. 730 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8700 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10300 Transport Winds............. NW 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10700 Transport Winds............. NE 9 Clearing Index.............. 920 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 16... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7400 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 720 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6300 Transport Winds............. NW 9 Clearing Index.............. 680 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9300 Transport Winds............. N 9 Clearing Index.............. 850 SUNDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9600 Transport Winds............. E 8 Clearing Index.............. 760 $$