Date Issued: 26 December 1999
Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK
Regional weather: Sunday, December 26 - TX/OK: High pressure centered in the Rockies is still the dominant influence for the region. Tail end of one cold front will pass through the northern sections today, but no rain expected there. Flow around the High will continue to cause the generation of clouds for parts of western and southern Texas with a slight chance of rain in some spots. Dry otherwise with mild daytime temperatures. Highs in the 50's and 60's today and Monday with some 40's in parts of the northern sections Monday. Lows tonight ranging from the 20's north to 40's south.
Trajectory weather: Sunny early becoming variably cloudy this afternoon, high in the 60's. Partly cloudy tonight, low in the upper 30's. Partly cloudy Monday, high around 60.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Moderate Threat *** Conditions are mostly favorable for pollen release with some release expected. Temperatures are in the tolerance range and humidities are dropping as we approach midday. Wind speeds are low to moderate. Central areas of southern OK and northern TX will have pollen passing through today and tonight. Some residents of southeast TX may feel ill effects on Monday. TK
Trajectory Start(s) (shown by the * on map): Sulfur, Oklahoma
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.
Questions: Aerobiology Lab e-mail: pollen@utulsa.edu
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