PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER NCEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC
3 PM EDT Sun Dec 15, 2002
 
6 to 10 day Outlook Table
Outlook for DEC 21 - 25, 2002
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  B    B     OREGON      B    B     NRN CALIF   B    N     
SRN CALIF   B    A     IDAHO       B    N     NEVADA      B    A     
W MONTANA   B    B     E MONTANA   B    B     WYOMING     B    N     
UTAH        B    A     ARIZONA     B    A     COLORADO    B    A     
NEW MEXICO  B    A     N DAKOTA    N    B     S DAKOTA    N    N     
NEBRASKA    B    A     KANSAS      B    A     OKLAHOMA    B    A     
N TEXAS     N    A     S TEXAS     N    A     W TEXAS     B    A     
MINNESOTA   N    B     IOWA        N    N     MISSOURI    N    A     
ARKANSAS    N    A     LOUISIANA   N    A     WISCONSIN   N    N     
ILLINOIS    N    A     MISSISSIPPI N    A     MICHIGAN    N    N     
INDIANA     N    A     OHIO        N    A     KENTUCKY    N    A     
TENNESSEE   N    A     ALABAMA     N    A     NEW YORK    N    N     
VERMONT     N    N     NEW HAMP    N    N     MAINE       N    N     
MASS        N    N     CONN        N    N     RHODE IS    N    N     
PENN        N    A     NEW JERSEY  N    N     W VIRGINIA  N    A     
MARYLAND    N    A     DELAWARE    N    A     VIRGINIA    N    A     
N CAROLINA  N    A     S CAROLINA  N    A     GEORGIA     N    A     
FL PNHDL    N    A     FL PENIN    N    N     AK N SLOPE  A    N     
AK ALEUTIAN A    N     AK WESTERN  A    N     AK INT BSN  N    N     
AK S INT    A    N     AK SO COAST N    N     AK PNHDL    N    N     
 
8 to 14 day Outlook Table
Outlook for DEC 23 - 29, 2002
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  B    N     OREGON      B    N     NRN CALIF   N    A     
SRN CALIF   N    A     IDAHO       B    N     NEVADA      N    A     
W MONTANA   B    N     E MONTANA   B    N     WYOMING     B    N     
UTAH        N    A     ARIZONA     N    A     COLORADO    B    N     
NEW MEXICO  B    A     N DAKOTA    B    N     S DAKOTA    B    N     
NEBRASKA    B    N     KANSAS      B    N     OKLAHOMA    B    N     
N TEXAS     B    N     S TEXAS     B    N     W TEXAS     B    N     
MINNESOTA   N    N     IOWA        B    N     MISSOURI    B    N     
ARKANSAS    B    N     LOUISIANA   B    N     WISCONSIN   N    N     
ILLINOIS    B    B     MISSISSIPPI B    N     MICHIGAN    B    B     
INDIANA     B    B     OHIO        B    B     KENTUCKY    B    N     
TENNESSEE   B    N     ALABAMA     B    N     NEW YORK    B    B     
VERMONT     B    B     NEW HAMP    B    B     MAINE       N    B     
MASS        B    B     CONN        B    B     RHODE IS    B    B     
PENN        B    B     NEW JERSEY  B    B     W VIRGINIA  B    B     
MARYLAND    B    B     DELAWARE    B    B     VIRGINIA    B    N     
N CAROLINA  B    N     S CAROLINA  B    A     GEORGIA     B    A     
FL PNHDL    B    A     FL PENIN    B    N     AK N SLOPE  A    B     
AK ALEUTIAN A    A     AK WESTERN  A    N     AK INT BSN  N    B     
AK S INT    N    B     AK SO COAST N    B     AK PNHDL    B    B     
 
                           LEGEND
TEMPS WITH RESPECT TO NORMAL     PCPN WITH RESPECT TO MEDIAN
A - ABOVE   N  - NEAR NORMAL     A - ABOVE   N - NEAR MEDIAN
B - BELOW                        B - BELOW
 
THE FORECAST CLASSES REPRESENT AVERAGES FOR EACH STATE. NORMAL
VALUES - WHICH MAY VARY WIDELY ACROSS SOME STATES - ARE
AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESSAGE FXUS06 - ON AFOS AS
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