Pollen Forecast, 9 January 2000

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 9 January 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional weather: Sunday, January 9 - TX/OK: Cold front moving through southern and eastern sections today but no rain expected. Main brunt of moisture that brought all the rain earlier this weekend has pushed off to the east, leaving only some fog and lingering humidity around. Other than some clouds along the TX coast and north-central OK, clear to partly cloudy skies for today and Monday. Breezy to windy conditions today associated with the front. Highs in the 50's to 70's today and Monday. Lows tonight ranging from the 20's to 40's.

Trajectory weather: Mostly sunny today, high in the low 60's. Increasing clouds with a chance of a shower late tonight, low in the low 40's. Chance of rain on Monday, high in the low 50's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Moderate Threat *** Conditions are mostly favorable for pollen release. Temperatures and humidities will be in the favorable ranges during the afternoon hours. Winds are moderate to strong, which will enhance release. Residents of east-central and northeast OK.... northwest AR.... and southern MO may feel some ill effects today or tonight. Showers will likely wash out any airborne pollen grains 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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