Date Issued: 10 January 2000
Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas
Regional weather: Monday, January 10 - TX/OK: Region will be largely influenced by high pressure through mid-week. Cold front will move through northern and eastern sections of the region tonight but no rain and few clouds are expected with its passage. Mostly sunny days and clear nights through Wednesday with temperatures above or much above normal for this time of year. Highs mostly in the 60's and 70's with some 50's north; lows mostly in the 30's and 40's with some 20's north.
Trajectory weather: Mostly sunny today and Tuesday, clear tonight. Highs in the 70's, low in the low 40's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Serious Threat *** Pollen Update 10 Jan: Bill Durbon and his observers in Junction report that "pollen is starting to pop all over the place". There is no new information from other areas of the Plateau but it is plausible that cones in other locations are ready as well. *** Conditions are quite favorable for pollen release today. Temperatures are in the favorable range at mid-morning and humidities are dropping rapidly. Strong Release Expected. Residents of central and northeast TX..... including the Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan areas.... may feel ill effects from today's release this afternoon and tonight. *** Given the past and continuing dry weather, it appears that pollen production may be comparatively less this year and likely spotty in nature. We will continue to update you on the situation as we receive more information. *** 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
Return to Forecasting Home Page