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EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) DIAGNOSTIC
DISCUSSION
issued by
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP/NWS
and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society
9 November 2017
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
Synopsis: La Niña conditions are predicted to continue (~65-75% chance) at least through the
Northern Hemisphere winter 2017-18.
During October, weak La Niña conditions emerged as reflected by below-average sea surface
temperatures (SSTs) across most of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (Fig. 1). The weekly Niño indices were variable during the month, with values near -0.5 C during the past week in the Niño-3.4 and Niño-3 regions (Fig. 2).
Sub-surface temperatures remained below average during October (Fig.3), reflecting the anomalously shallow depth of the thermocline across the central and eastern Pacific
(Fig. 4). Also, convection was suppressed near the International Date Line and slightly enhanced over parts of the Maritime Continent and the Philippines (Fig. 5). Over the equatorial Pacific Ocean, low-level trade winds were mainly near average, but the upper-level winds were strongly anomalously westerly and the Southern Oscillation Index was positive. Overall, the ocean and atmosphere system reflects the onset of La Niña conditions.
For the remainder of the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2017-18, a weak La Niña is
favored in the model averages of the IRI/CPC plume (Fig. 6) and also in the North American MultiModel Ensemble (NMME) (Fig. 7).
The consensus of forecasters is for the event to continue through approximately February-April 2018. In summary, La Niña conditions are predicted to continue (~65-75% chance) at least through the Northern Hemisphere winter (click CPC/IRI consensus forecast for the chance of each outcome for each 3-month period).
La Niña is likely to affect temperature and precipitation across the United States during the
upcoming months (the 3-month seasonal temperature and precipitation outlooks will be updated on Thursday November 16th). The outlooks generally favor above-average temperatures and below-median precipitation across the southern tier of the United States, and below-average temperatures and abovemedian precipitation across the northern tier of the United States. This discussion is a consolidated effort of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), NOAA’s National Weather Service, and their funded institutions. Oceanic and atmospheric conditions are updated weekly on the Climate Prediction Center web site (El Niño/La Niña Current Conditions and Expert Discussions). Forecasts are also updated monthly in the Forecast Forum of CPC's Climate Diagnostics Bulletin. Additional perspectives and analysis are also available in an ENSO blog. The next ENSO Diagnostics Discussion is scheduled for 14 December 2017. To receive an e-mail notification when the monthly ENSO Diagnostic Discussions are released, please send an e-mail message. LTC Stephen F. Col (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Dona Marie Iversen Capt Seid Waddell SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas TSgt Joe C. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SGT (Join to see) SPC Jeff Daley, PhD SGT Robert George SGT Robert Wilson Cpl (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jinger Jarrett Sgt (Join to see) SFC George Smith CSM (Join to see)
DISCUSSION
issued by
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP/NWS
and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society
9 November 2017
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
Synopsis: La Niña conditions are predicted to continue (~65-75% chance) at least through the
Northern Hemisphere winter 2017-18.
During October, weak La Niña conditions emerged as reflected by below-average sea surface
temperatures (SSTs) across most of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (Fig. 1). The weekly Niño indices were variable during the month, with values near -0.5 C during the past week in the Niño-3.4 and Niño-3 regions (Fig. 2).
Sub-surface temperatures remained below average during October (Fig.3), reflecting the anomalously shallow depth of the thermocline across the central and eastern Pacific
(Fig. 4). Also, convection was suppressed near the International Date Line and slightly enhanced over parts of the Maritime Continent and the Philippines (Fig. 5). Over the equatorial Pacific Ocean, low-level trade winds were mainly near average, but the upper-level winds were strongly anomalously westerly and the Southern Oscillation Index was positive. Overall, the ocean and atmosphere system reflects the onset of La Niña conditions.
For the remainder of the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2017-18, a weak La Niña is
favored in the model averages of the IRI/CPC plume (Fig. 6) and also in the North American MultiModel Ensemble (NMME) (Fig. 7).
The consensus of forecasters is for the event to continue through approximately February-April 2018. In summary, La Niña conditions are predicted to continue (~65-75% chance) at least through the Northern Hemisphere winter (click CPC/IRI consensus forecast for the chance of each outcome for each 3-month period).
La Niña is likely to affect temperature and precipitation across the United States during the
upcoming months (the 3-month seasonal temperature and precipitation outlooks will be updated on Thursday November 16th). The outlooks generally favor above-average temperatures and below-median precipitation across the southern tier of the United States, and below-average temperatures and abovemedian precipitation across the northern tier of the United States. This discussion is a consolidated effort of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), NOAA’s National Weather Service, and their funded institutions. Oceanic and atmospheric conditions are updated weekly on the Climate Prediction Center web site (El Niño/La Niña Current Conditions and Expert Discussions). Forecasts are also updated monthly in the Forecast Forum of CPC's Climate Diagnostics Bulletin. Additional perspectives and analysis are also available in an ENSO blog. The next ENSO Diagnostics Discussion is scheduled for 14 December 2017. To receive an e-mail notification when the monthly ENSO Diagnostic Discussions are released, please send an e-mail message. LTC Stephen F. Col (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Dona Marie Iversen Capt Seid Waddell SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas TSgt Joe C. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SGT (Join to see) SPC Jeff Daley, PhD SGT Robert George SGT Robert Wilson Cpl (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jinger Jarrett Sgt (Join to see) SFC George Smith CSM (Join to see)
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SSgt (Join to see): As I said before, Staff Sergeant, I think that you are brilliant. I understand that this has to do with Climate Prediction. -Margaret
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