Pollen Transport Forecast, 12 January 2001

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Metropolitan Area

Exposure Risk

Dallas / Ft. Worth

Low

Austin

Low to Moderate

San Antonio

Low to Moderate

Date Issued: 14 January 2001

Mountain Cedar location(s): Edwards Plateau, Texas

Regional weather: Friday, January 12 to Sunday January 14 - TX/OK/AR: Weak high pressure over the region today will shift east as the next system approaches from the west. This frontal system will pass through the region on Saturday, triggering showers over most areas with the best chances to the north. Clearing later Saturday, clear to partly cloudy on Sunday. Low clouds and fog covering the eastern 2/3 of the region most of the day, rather than just half a day as thought earlier. High cloudiness invading the western sections this afternoon. Highs Sunday mostly in the 40's in the north to the 60's in the south.  Lows ranging from the 30's to 50's Saturday night.

OUTLOOK: *** Low to Moderate Threat *** Mixed conditions for pollen release. Temperatures are in the favorable range but humidities are still high in some areas following the fog and mist over the area on Saturday. Winds are also very light. Overall.... low levels of release expected today, with Low Risk of exposure for most areas. However drying this afternoon may allow for local pollen release in some areas of the plateau giving a Low to Moderate Risk of Exposure.


Mountain Cedar location(s)
: Edwards Plateau, Texas

Trajectory Start(s) (shown by * on map): Austin, TX; Junction, TX; San Angelo, TX

Austin, TX

Junction, TX

San Angelo, TX

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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