Pollen Forecast, 12 December 2000

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Metropolitan Area

Exposure Risk

Oklahoma City

Low

Tulsa

Low

St. Louis

Low

Date Issued: 12 December 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional weather: Tuesday, December 12 - TX/OK/AR: Arctic high pressure is now sprawled over the central U.S. Cold front is now south of TX. Clouds are prevalent and precipitation will overspread the region from west to east today and tonight. Snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain are in store depending on your location. Precipitation will linger through Wednesday in the northern and eastern sections. Temperatures won't change much today and tonight, with highs/lows from the upper 10's far northwest to the 30's.... maybe a few 40's..... in southern TX.

Trajectory weather: Becoming overcast after midday with a slight chance of snow by late afternoon, high in the low 20's. 90% chance of snow tonight, low near 20. Snow tapering to flurries on Wednesday, high in the low 20's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Early in the season, though a few cones may be ready to release pollen. Conditions are very unfavorable for release, with Low Risk to residents along the pathway. Temperatures and humidities are far outside the favorable ranges and will remain there through the day. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star on map): Sulfur, Oklahoma

Prepared by: Thomas Keever (Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU), Estelle Levetin (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104), and C.E. Main (Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7618). This forecast gives the anticipated future track of released Mountain Cedar pollen, weather conditions over the region and along the forecast pathway, and an estimated time of arrival for various metropolitan areas.

Questions: Aerobiology Lab e-mail: pollen@utulsa.edu

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