I assume, then, that it means we have only three months, April, May, and June, before we get into the next round of rainy weather - the Monsoon. Hopefully, it will be delayed in coming, and hopefully it will be a weak monsoon season. Stan Brian Skiff wrote: > Along with the two-week forecasts issued daily by the NWS (actually >a NOAA climate group), the long-lead climate forecasts, issued monthly, >came out today. If the moaps are to be believed, things will continue >to be wet through March. The chit-chat that goes with the maps says: > >EPISODES OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN CALIFORNIA AND THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST THAT >HAVE OCCURRED SINCE EARLY JANUARY ARE THE RESULT OF UNUSUAL CIRCULATION >PATTERNS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN THAT ARE NOT TYPICAL OF EL NINOS. >THE SUBTROPCIAL WESTERLIES OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ARE PREDICTED >TO BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS... > >The maps and discussion are linked from here: > >http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/30day/ > > The regular 8- and 12-day forecasts suggest the present unsettled >weather will continue through the end of next week: > >http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/610day/ >http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/ > >\Brian >-- >See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > > > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.