Date Issued: 6 February 2000
Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK
Regional weather: Sunday, February 6 - TX/OK: Low pressure/cold front forming in the lee of the Rockies over the region.....this will push southeast. Windy near the front as it passes. Little to no precipitation expected today or Monday, but some cloudiness will accompany the frontal passage, and there will be some late-night / early morning clouds or fog in some areas. Otherwise, clear to partly cloudy and warm. Highs in the 50's to 70's today and Monday, lows mostly in the 30's to 50's.
Trajectory weather: Partly cloudy through the period. High today and Monday in the upper 50's, low tonight in the 30's.
Trajectory confidence: High.
OUTLOOK: *** Low to Mild Threat *** We are nearing the end of the season so there is little pollen available for release. Favorable conditions for pollen release today..... favorable temperatures, relatively low humidities, and moderate/gusty winds. Some light release is expected. Residents of central OK.... including Oklahoma City.... may be affected by today's release. 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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