Date Issued: 16 December 1998
Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Regional weather: Wednesday, December 16 - TX/OK: Front moving through the region but there's little moisture associated with it so no precipitation is expected. Still mild with highs in the 50's north, mostly 60's elsewhere. Lows tonight in the 20's north and west, 30's elsewhere.
Trajectory weather: Mostly sunny today and Thursday, high in the 60's. Clear tonight, low in the low 30's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Moderate Threat *** Conditions are favorable for pollen release during the afternoon hours. The Texas hill country and south-central Texas are the regions most likely to be affected during the next 24 to 36 hours, including the metropolitan areas of Austin and San Antonio. TK
Trajectory Start(s) (shown by green dot on map): Austin, TX; Junction, TX; San Angelo, TX
Austin, TX
Junction, TX
San Angelo, TX
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.