University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 8 January 2001

Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional weather: Monday, January 8 - TX/OK/AR: Clear to partly cloudy today and tonight as high pressure governs the weather. Highs mostly in the 50's, lows mostly in the 20's and 30's. Partly cloudy on Tuesday for most areas, with increasing clouds in the south and west.

Trajectory weather: Mostly sunny with a high in the mid-to upper 50's today. Clear tonight, low in the 20's. Sunny on Tuesday, high in the low 50's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Serious Threat *** We are in the peak of the pollen release season. Conditions are favorable for pollen release today. Temperatures and humidities will be favorable during the afternoon hours. Though winds are fairly weak, some pollen release is likely. HIGH RISK of exposure for residents of south-central OK and extreme north-central TX today... continuing into Tuesday. Moderate Risk of exposure for residents of central OK late Tuesday, including the Oklahoma City metro area. Low Risk beyond. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star 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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