Pollen Transport Forecast, 1 February 2000

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 1 February 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas

Regional weather: Tuesday, February 1 - TX/OK: A low pressure area is centered just off the TX coast and another is forming in the western sections of the region. The two will move east in time. Lots of moisture is being pumped into the region from the Gulf of Mexico. Cloudy most areas today. Decreasing clouds and dry for most northern sections tonight and Wednesday. For most of TX.... clouds and a chance of rain or some sort of freezing precipitation today and Wednesday. Cooler many areas of TX Wednesday. Highs today from the 30's north to 60's south, ranging from the 30's north to mostly 50's south on Wednesday. Lows tonight in the 10's and 20's north, 40's with some 50's south.

Trajectory weather: Rain likely today. HIgh near 50, with temperatures falling during the afternoon in the western Plateau. Cloudy tonight with a chance of snow, or rain changing to snow, low near 30. Partly to mostly cloudy on Wednesday, high in the 50's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Temperature will be slightly favorable this afternoon.... but humidity levels are quite high and very unlikely to fall. Rain has already fallen early this morning over some areas and more is forecast. Very little to no release expected. 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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