The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 17 Dec 2006

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional Weather: Sun, Dec 17. TX/OK: A cold front moves through Oklahoma today brining cooler temperatures and cloudy skies. Temperatures to the south and east of the front will remain mild in the mid to upper 60s to mid 70s with southwest winds. Behind the front temperatures will run about 10 degrees colder and winds shifting and from the northwest. A chance of precipitation occurs late tonight and Monday in Oklahoma. Temperatures on Monday will be about 15 to 20 degrees colder throughout the state. In Texas, mild conditions continue with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s with clear to partly cloudy skies and light to moderate SE winds.

 

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the northeast Oklahoma. The trajectories show moderate characteristics for entrainment and travel. Conditions at the source are cloudy this morning with high humidity possibly limiting any pollen release. In addition it is still early in the season for significant release from the trees.

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are marginal for pollen release today with high humidity and cloudy skies. Temperatures are mild and any pollen release is likely to remain close to the source populations

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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