The University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast
Metropolitan Area |
Exposure Risk |
Oklahoma City |
Low to Moderate |
Tulsa |
Low to Moderate |
St. Louis MO |
Low |
Date Issued: 26 Dec 2005
Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK
Regional Weather: Mon
and Tues, Dec 26 and 27. TX/OK:
Conditions will be warm with clear to partly cloudy skies and moderate to gusty south to southwest winds. Temperatures
will be in the upper 60s in Oklahoma and upper 70s to low 80s in Texas. Overnight lows will be mild in the 40s
and 50s. Winds will increase on Tuesday ahead of the next frontal system which will move into the area on Wednesday
bringing near normal temperatures and northwest winds. Chance of rain in Oklahoma late Tuesday and Wednesday as
the front moves in.
Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from
the Arbuckle Mountains to the north then northeast over northern Oklahoma and into Missouri. The trajectories show
good characteristics for entrainment and travel. Trajectories on Tuesday begin move to the east and northeast over
eastern Oklahoma and then into Arkansas If Arbuckle populations are releasing pollen, we may see some in central
and northeast Oklahoma.
OUTLOOK: *** Low to moderate threat
*** Conditions are good for pollen release today and Tuesday;
however, the severe drought throughout the region has delayed the pollen season. Allergic individuals are starting
to report symptoms but we have not had confirmation of pollen release from the Arbuckles.
Trajectory Start (s) (shown by black
star on map): Sulfur, OK.
Prepared by: Estelle
Levetin (Faculty of Biological
Science, The University
of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104). 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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