University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast
Date Issued: 30 January 2001
Mountain Cedar location(s): Ozark Mountains, AR/MO
Regional weather: Tuesday, January 30 - TX/OK/AR: Sunny to partly cloudy most areas except for far east. Warm with highs ranging from 40's to 60's. Windy most locations in the wake of the departing low pressure system. Breezy/windy on Wednesday also as high pressure builds in from the west. Lows tonight in the 20's to 40's. Cooler most areas on Wednesday.
Trajectory weather: Mostly cloudy today, high in the mid-40's. Mostly cloudy tonight, low in the upper 30's. Cloudy Wednesday with a few sprinkles or flurries possible, high near 40.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are mostly unfavorable for pollen release today. Temperatures near the source topping out in the mid-40's this afternoon, borderline for release. Humidities have fallen little since this morning, and at early afternoon are still in the low 60% range, well above tolerance. Winds, however, are strong out of the west. Pollen release appears unlikely, with any amounts to be light. 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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