The University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast
Metropolitan Area |
Exposure Risk |
Oklahoma City |
Low |
Tulsa |
Low |
St. Louis MO |
Low |
Date Issued: 13 January 2007
Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK
Regional Weather: Sat and Sun, Jan 13 and 14. TX/OK:
A major winter storm and arctic cold front moving across the region this weekend. Freezing rain and sleet will
occur in Oklahoma and north Texas with highs in the 20s and moderate north winds today and Sunday. The front will
slowly push through central Texas dropping temperatures. Heavy rains are possible in central Texas with winds shifting
to northerly during the morning and afternoon today.
Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the south both today and
tomorrow. The trajectories are associated with a cold sinking air and show poor characteristics for entrainment.
Conditions at the source are unfavorable for pollen release.
OUTLOOK: *** Low threat *** Conditions are unfavorable for pollen release
today and Sunday.
Trajectory Start (s) (shown by black
star on map): Sulfur, OK.
Prepared by: Estelle
Levetin (Faculty of Biological
Science, The University
of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104). 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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