Date Issued: 22 December 1998
Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Regional weather: Tuesday/Wednesday, December 22/23 - TX/OK: Arctic high pressure in place over the region. Dry northern half today.....chance of light frozen precipitation in parts of southern, central, and western Texas. Very cold with highs in the 10's and 20's north......30's and 40's south. Lows tonight in the single digits and 10's OK and much of north and west TX, 20's and 30's south and east TX. Chance of snow, sleet, freezing rain/drizzle most areas on Wednesday with a chance of rain southernmost TX. Highs Wednesday in the 20's OK and north and central TX, 30's and 40's for the southernmost regions.
Trajectory weather: Austin: Cloudy with a chance of flurries or light freezing drizzle, high in the 30's. Areas of light rain or drizzle tonight and Wednesday...possible freezing drizzle tonight. Lows in the low 30's, highs in the 40's. Junction/San Angelo: Cloudy with flurries or light freezing drizzle today, high in the 20's and 30's. Cloudy with freezing rain, drizzle, or snow tonight and Wednesday.....tapering off Wednesday afternoon. Lows in the 10's north, 20's south. Highs in the upper 20's on Wednesday.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are very unfavorable for pollen release today and Wednesday with the continuation of the cold, wet weather. Low Risk of pollen transport today and Wednesday from this region. 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 b: 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.
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