Date Issued: 14 December 1998
Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Trajectory Start(s) (shown by green dot on map): Austin, TX; Junction, TX; San Angelo, TX
Austin, TX
Junction, TX
San Angelo, TX
Regional weather: Monday, December 13 - TX/OK: High pressure area in control of the weather for the next few days. Clear to partly cloudy days and fair nights, highs in the 60's, lows in the 30's.
Trajectory weather: Sunny, high in the upper 60s today. Clear and cold tonight, low in the low 30's. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny Tuesday, high in the 60's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Moderate Threat *** Conditions have turned favorable for pollen release and most cones should be ready to do so. Airborne pollen will be flowing in a generally west to northwest direction from the Plateau. Affected areas include the Texas hill country and south-central Texas, extending into western Texas tonight and Tuesday. TK
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.