The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 15 January 2007

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional Weather: Mon, Jan 15. TX/OK: Frigid conditions continue across the region today with day time high temperatures in the 20s to mid 30s and strong northerly winds. Clear to partly cloudy skies in Oklahoma. Central Texas will likely see rain or freezing rain during the day today. Overnight lows in the 20s in Texas and single digits in Oklahoma.

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the south. The trajectories are associated with a cold sinking air and show poor characteristics for entrainment and travel. Conditions at the source are unfavorable for pollen release.

OUTLOOK: *** Low threat *** Conditions are unfavorable for pollen release.

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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