Date Issued: 27 December 1999
Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Regional weather: Monday, December 27 - TX/OK: Fast-moving Clipper system will push through the region from the north. Other than some clouds and cooler temperatures for some sections, no precipitation is expected from its passage. Still some clouds in parts of southern TX today but little to no rainfall should occur. Clear to partly cloudy most areas.
Trajectory weather: Sunny to partly cloudy today, highs upper 60's. Tonight..... partly cloudy off the coast.... mostly cloudy inland with a slight chance of light rain far west. Lows in the 40's. Mostly sunny and breezy on Tuesday, high in the 60's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Moderate Threat *** Some pollen release expected. Conditions are favorable today. Temperatures are well into the tolerance zone. Humidities are dropping during late morning and should be below 50% by noon. Residents south and and southeast of the Edward's Plateau are most likely to be affected..... south-central Texas today, southern and possibly southeastern section tonight or Tuesday. TK
Trajectory Start(s) (shown by * 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.
Questions: Aerobiology Lab e-mail: pollen@utulsa.edu
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