University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast
Date Issued: 31 January 2001
Mountain Cedar location(s): Ozark Mountains, AR/MO
Regional weather: Wednesday, January 31 - TX/OK/AR: High pressure building in from the west. Decreasing clouds across the north; sunny to partly cloudy skies elsewhere. Clear tonight. Cloudy on Thursday in southeast and far southern TX with a chance of rain in far southern TX. Highs today mostly 40's to 60's, lows tonight mostly 20's to 40's.
Trajectory weather: Partly cloudy today, high in the mid 40's. Mostly clear tonight, low in the upper 20's. Partly cloudy Thursday, high around 50.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are mostly unfavorable for pollen release today. Temperatures will only reach the low 40's near the source this afternoon. Humidities are dropping very slowly through the midday hours. They will be borderline at best for a few hours this afternoon. Winds are moderate with stronger gusts. Due to the winds... a little release may occur but amounts should be quite 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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