Pollen Forecast, 28 December 2000

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 28 December 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Ozark Mountains, AR/MO

Regional weather: Thursday, December 28 - TX/OK/AR: Storm system finally moving east of the region. Sunny to partly cloudy south and west; mostly cloudy north and east with decreasing clouds as the day progresses. Widespread fog this morning in parts of the north east also. No precipitation expected today save for a chance of morning rain or flurries in the east. Generally light winds today. A weak and dry cold front will move southeastward through the region tonight and Friday so winds may pick up a bit later. Highs mostly from the 30's to 50's today. Lows tonight mostly in the 20's and 30's with some 10's Panhandle.

Trajectory weather: Cloudy with a chance of flurries today, high in the low 30's. Partly cloudy tonight, low in the low 20's. Chance of flurries late tonight and Friday, high in the mid-30's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are highly unfavorable for release today. Humidities are quite high and should remain so through the afternoon. Temperatures near the source won't get out of the low 30's. Winds are very light. No pollen release is expected today. Low Risk of Exposure. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star on map): Oak Grove, AR

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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