Date Issued: 10 February 2000
Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK
Regional weather: Thursday, February 10 - TX/OK: First low pressure area is moving off to the east. A cold front is pushing southward into the region in its wake. Some morning clouds/fog, otherwise partly cloudy, breezy, and unseasonably warm most areas today and Friday. Some cooling in the northern sections on Friday and there's a chance of rain for parts of OK, AR, and northern TX; however, most locales will be dry. Highs today in the 60's north to 80's south. Lows tonight from the 30's to 60's. Highs tomorrow ranging from the 40's to the 80's.
Trajectory weather: Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight and Friday. High in the mid-70's today and Friday, low tonight in the 50's.
Trajectory confidence: High.
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** We are nearing the end of the season so there is little pollen available for release. Temperatures and humidities are favorable; winds are light. Some light release is expected. Residents near to and just south of the source may feel some ill effects. 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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