Explain please?...........
Posted by
Jackstraw on 10/16/2009, 3:28 am
From NOAA's page....
NOAA: El Niño to Help Steer U.S. Winter Weather
"We expect El Niño to strengthen and persist through the winter months, providing clues as to what the weather will be like during the period," says Mike Halpert, deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center - a division of the National Weather Service. "Warmer ocean water in the equatorial Pacific shifts the patterns of tropical rainfall that in turn change the strength and position of the jetstream and storms over the Pacific Ocean and the U.S."
"Other climate factors are also likely to play a role in the winter weather at times across the country," added Halpert. "Some of these factors, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation are difficult to predict more than one to two weeks in advance. The NAO adds uncertainty to the forecast in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic portions of the country."
What? I mean......what? I coulda made that forecast. Are the tv weather guys with an official certification working at NOAA now?
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