University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 3 January 2001

Mountain Cedar location(s): Ozark Mountains, AR/MO

Regional weather: Wednesday, January 3 - TX/OK/AR: High pressure area over the region today and Thursday. Variably to mostly cloudy southern TX with decreasing clouds this afternoon; clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. Winds are light to moderate. Highs today from the 30's northeast to low 50's southwest; lows tonight mostly in the 20's and 30's. No precipitation expected. Warmer on Thursday for nearly all areas.

Trajectory weather: Partly cloudy with a high in the low 30's today. Mostly clear with some fog developing tonight, low in the upper 10's. Partly sunny on Thursday, high in the upper 30's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are highly unfavorable for release today. Humidities and temperatures will remain unfavorable through the afternoon. Expected highs near the source are the low 30's. Humidities will likely remain 80% or better, as they have all morning. No release expected, with Low Risk of exposure. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star on map): Oak Grove, AR

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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