Date Issued: 26 December 1998
Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Regional weather: Saturday and Sunday, December 26/27 - TX/OK: Partly cloudy and dry with moderating temperatures today and Sunday. Highs in the 50's and 60's, lows in the 30's and 40's.
Trajectory weather: Sunny today, high in the low 60's. Partly cloudy tonight, low in the 30's. Partly cloudy on Sunday, high in the low 50's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat today.....Moderate Sunday *** Conditions becoming favorable again for pollen release with drier, warming weather. Release of pollen possible today but should be limited. Low Risk of transport on Saturday. Another day of drying and favorable temperatures will improve the potential for pollen release on Sunday. Airborne pollen will be heading to the north from the Plateau, then turning to the south again Sunday night. Residents of central Texas....from Abilene and Dallas southward to San Antonio and Houston... may feel the effects of the increasing pollen release Sunday and Monday. 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.
Questions? Send e-mail to Aerobiology Lab: pollen@utulsa.edu
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