Smoke Management Weather Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
802 FNUS75 KSLC 030845 SMFSLC Smoke Management Forecast National Weather Service Salt Lake City Utah 231 AM MDT Tue Jun 3 2025......Warthen .DISCUSSION...Forecast pattern over the next week or so looks to remain fairly progressive in nature and generally unsettled. Deep flow will generally remain northwesterly to westerly into the weekend, with a transient ridge moving through Sunday into the upcoming week resulting in a period of somewhat weaker flow. Overall though, current forecast mixing heights and transport winds support fair to excellent afternoon clearing index values at area airsheds. 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..... 7900 Transport Winds............. NW 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. N 10 Clearing Index.............. 750 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10600 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10400 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 2... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. NW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8400 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8400 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 3... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9200 Transport Winds............. W 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 5500 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8800 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 910 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 4... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8700 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. NW 8 Clearing Index.............. 560 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10400 Transport Winds............. W 8 Clearing Index.............. 850 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9900 Transport Winds............. NW 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 5... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6800 Transport Winds............. W 14 Clearing Index.............. 970 TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7000 Transport Winds............. W 9 Clearing Index.............. 560 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9300 Transport Winds............. SW 10 Clearing Index.............. 860 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8700 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 6... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7000 Transport Winds............. W 18 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8500 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 870 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 7... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7500 Transport Winds............. W 19 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7900 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 960 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 900 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 8... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8000 Transport Winds............. W 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 810 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9800 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8500 Transport Winds............. SW 10 Clearing Index.............. 840 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 9... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9200 Transport Winds............. W 21 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10000 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9400 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8700 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 10... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. W 20 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9600 Transport Winds............. W 10 Clearing Index.............. 940 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9400 Transport Winds............. SW 10 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8900 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 11... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10500 Transport Winds............. W 21 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10800 Transport Winds............. SW 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7600 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6900 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 12... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10500 Transport Winds............. W 18 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8500 Transport Winds............. SW 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6900 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 13... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9000 Transport Winds............. W 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7800 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7400 Transport Winds............. SW 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8200 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 14... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10100 Transport Winds............. W 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6100 Transport Winds............. SW 14 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7400 Transport Winds............. SW 15 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 9300 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 15... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 10000 Transport Winds............. W 16 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 4700 Transport Winds............. S 12 Clearing Index.............. 970 THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 6200 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 890 FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8100 Transport Winds............. W 13 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...AIR SHED 16... ----------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8300 Transport Winds............. W 17 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ TOMORROW... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 8000 Transport Winds............. SW 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ THURSDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. W 11 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ FRIDAY... Afternoon Mixing Height..... 7700 Transport Winds............. W 12 Clearing Index.............. 1000+ $$