Date Issued: 25 January 1998
Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK
Regional weather: Monday, January 25 - TX/OK: Cold front dropping southward into the region but no significant precipitation is associated with it. Clouds ahead of a system approaching from the southwest U.S. are moving into northern sections today. Some drizzle and low clouds/fog tonight and Tuesday morning for parts of eastern and southern Texas. Highs today ranging from 30's to 50's OK...mostly 60's and 70's TX. Lows tonight 30's north....40's central....50's south.
Trajectory weather: Becoming mostly cloudy with a high in the mid-50's. Variably cloudy tonight, low in the upper 20's. Cloudy with a chance of rain on Tuesday, possibly changing to frozen precipitation late in the day. High in the upper 30's.
Trajectory confidence: High
OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Pollen release is dropping in some areas now that the end of the season draws near. Mixed but largely unfavorable conditions for pollen release today. Temperatures are struggling to reach the favorable range and humidities are holding well above the tolerance levels at midday. Some pollen release may occur this afternoon but amounts should be limited. Residents of south-central and western Oklahoma may feel some ill effects this afternoon and tonight due to this source. 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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