The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 16 January 2007

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional Weather: Tues and Wed, Jan 16 and 17. TX/OK: Frigid conditions continue across the region today and Wednesday. Highs today will range from the low 20s to the low 30s with moderate to strong northerly winds. Skies will be partly cloudy in Oklahoma and cloudy in Texas with a continuing chance of freezing rain and sleet in central Texas. Overnight lows will be in the single digits in Oklahoma and the 20s in Texas. Termperatures on Wednesday will be in the low to mid 30s with winds shifting to southeast in Oklahoma. Chances of freezing rain and sleet continue in Texas

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the south today and then curve around to the northeast. Wednesday's trajectories move to the northeast. The trajectories on both days are associated with cold sinking air and show poor characteristics for entrainment and travel. Conditions at the source are unfavorable for pollen release today and will continue unfavorable tomorrow.

OUTLOOK: *** Low threat *** Conditions are unfavorable pollen release today and Wednesday.

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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