Pollen Forecast, 11 February 2000

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 11 February 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional weather: Friday, February 11 - TX/OK: Cold front now over central TX will sag southward tonight and Saturday. Partly cloudy many areas with some thicker clouds over OK and the Panhandles. Not much chance of rain today or Saturday with a wide range of temperatures on either side of the front. Highs ranging from the 40's north to 80's south both days; lows ranging from the 20's to the 50's.

Trajectory weather: Mostly cloudy today, high in the 50's. Decreasing cloudiness this evening, becoming partly cloudy overnight with a low in the 40's. Partly cloudy Saturday, high in the upper 60's.

Trajectory confidence: High.

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** We are nearing the end of the season so there is little pollen available for release. Temperatures will be barely favorable this afternoon. Humidities are still far over the tolerance range at midday, coming down very slowly. Little to no release expected. 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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