A Modiļ¬cation to the Bratseth Method for use in Complex Terrain David T. Myrick 1 and John D. Horel NOAA/Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction and Department of Meteorology, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Steven M. Lazarus Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL Submitted to: Weather and Forecasting February 2, 2004 1. Corresponding author address: University of Utah Department of Meteorology 135 South 1460 East, Rm. 819 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0110 email: dmyrick@met.utah.edu