591  
FNUS73 KMPX 101147  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JOHANNA ICE SHELF SUMAC...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
647 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
FOR THE LAKE JOHANNA ICE SHELF SUMAC PRESCRIBED FIRE, DENSE FOG  
WILL CONTINUE TO MIX OUT AND BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR BY MID MORNING.  
NO RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST TODAY. EASTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 5-7KTS  
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 12KTS CAN BE EXPECTED. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS FOG DIMINISHES AND  
REACHING THE LOW 60 PERCENTS BY NOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.  
RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/25100 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............64 67 69 71 73 73 73 72 68 64 61 59  
RH..............87 78 73 68 64 62 64 64 76 87 93 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 12 13 12 12 12 9 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 8 8 9 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.  
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (28400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DUNLEAVY  
REQUESTED BY...BEN CARLSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2521687.0/MPX  
.DELDT 09/10/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BENJAMIN.CARLSON@TNC.ORG  
 
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