University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Date Issued: 13 January 1998

Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional weather: Wednesday, January 13 - TX/OK: Partly cloudy to sunny west and deep south TX....otherwise cloudy. Colder, especially northern areas. Chance of showers south-central and eastern TX as front that formed yesterday moves through the region. Highs today 30's and 40's OK....50's west TX...60's and 70's south and east TX. Lows tonight 20's OK and west TX....30's and 40's elsewhere.

Trajectory weather: Mostly cloudy today and tonight, high near 40, low around 30. Variably cloudy on Thursday, high near 60.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are unfavorable for pollen release. Too cold and too humid near the source area. Strong winds may get some pollen airborne but long-range transport is unlikely. Little release expected. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by green dot on map): Sulfur, Oklahoma

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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