Smoke Management Weather Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
941 FNUS75 KSLC 081036 SMFSLC Smoke Management Forecast National Weather Service Salt Lake City Utah 428 AM MDT Wed Oct 8 2025......Worster .DISCUSSION...With a dry and stable airmass overhead with increasing winds in the afternoon, mixing will be excellent today other than air shed 1 where mixing will generally be poor to fair. Southerly flow develops on Thursday across the state with increasing moisture and transport winds improving mixing on Thursday. Transport winds decrease somewhat Friday, though mixing should remain good. 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..... 2800 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 290 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3700 Transport Winds............. S 16 Clearing Index.............. 580 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4600 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 750 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5100 Transport Winds............. SW 18 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 2... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. SW 24 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6800 Transport Winds............. S 19 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4900 Transport Winds............. S 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6900 Transport Winds............. SW 25 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 3... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. S 21 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4500 Transport Winds............. SE 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3000 Transport Winds............. SE 11 Clearing Index.............. 630 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4000 Transport Winds............. SW 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 4... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4000 Transport Winds............. S 13 Clearing Index.............. 510 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5600 Transport Winds............. S 18 Clearing Index.............. 990 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4700 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 810 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3000 Transport Winds............. SW 14 Clearing Index.............. 700 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 5... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4500 Transport Winds............. S 18 Clearing Index.............. 730 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5500 Transport Winds............. S 18 Clearing Index.............. 970 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4400 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 840 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3400 Transport Winds............. SW 14 Clearing Index.............. 830 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 6... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7100 Transport Winds............. SW 22 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6200 Transport Winds............. S 16 Clearing Index.............. 990 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3900 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 860 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4400 Transport Winds............. SW 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 7... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6600 Transport Winds............. SW 24 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5800 Transport Winds............. SW 20 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 2900 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 580 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3900 Transport Winds............. SW 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 8... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6800 Transport Winds............. SW 20 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5900 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 820 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4600 Transport Winds............. S 13 Clearing Index.............. 990 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5200 Transport Winds............. SW 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 9... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5500 Transport Winds............. SW 17 Clearing Index.............. 950 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4400 Transport Winds............. S 10 Clearing Index.............. 460 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 1900 Transport Winds............. S 7 Clearing Index.............. 260 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3300 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 620 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 10... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9600 Transport Winds............. SW 21 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6100 Transport Winds............. S 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4000 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 730 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5900 Transport Winds............. SW 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 11... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6200 Transport Winds............. SW 21 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4700 Transport Winds............. S 14 Clearing Index.............. 640 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 2400 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 520 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3500 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 950 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 12... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6800 Transport Winds............. SW 19 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4500 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 700 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 2600 Transport Winds............. S 11 Clearing Index.............. 510 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3800 Transport Winds............. S 15 Clearing Index.............. 930 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 13... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8400 Transport Winds............. SW 24 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5000 Transport Winds............. S 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3200 Transport Winds............. S 13 Clearing Index.............. 780 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5400 Transport Winds............. SW 18 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 14... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7500 Transport Winds............. SW 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4000 Transport Winds............. E 10 Clearing Index.............. 670 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 2400 Transport Winds............. SE 8 Clearing Index.............. 380 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3700 Transport Winds............. SW 16 Clearing Index.............. 840 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 15... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. S 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4700 Transport Winds............. SE 14 Clearing Index.............. 970 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 2500 Transport Winds............. SE 11 Clearing Index.............. 480 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3300 Transport Winds............. SW 15 Clearing Index.............. 820 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 16... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6700 Transport Winds............. SW 22 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4700 Transport Winds............. S 16 Clearing Index.............. 940 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 2600 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 580 SATURDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 3900 Transport Winds............. SW 16 Clearing Index.............. 990 $$