The University of Tulsa

Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 27 January 2007

Mountain Cedar Location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional Weather: Saturday, Jan 27. TX/OK: A cold front moves into Oklahoma today bringing a sharp drop in temperatures after yesterday's mild conditions. Highs today in Oklahoma will be in the 40s with cloudy skies, strong northerly winds, and a small chance of precipitation. Conditions in Texas will remain mild with highs in the 60s. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy and winds will be shifting to northerly and increasing. Lows overnight will be in the 20s in Oklahoma and the 30s in Texas.

Trajectory weather: The air mass trajectories move from the Arbuckle Mountains to the south over central Texas. The trajectories are associated with a cold sinking air and show poor characteristics for entrainment and travel. Conditions at the source are cool this morning and dropping during the day.


OUTLOOK: *** Low threat *** Conditions mostly 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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