PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER NCEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC
3 PM EDT Sat Dec 21, 2002
 
6 to 10 day Outlook Table
Outlook for DEC 27 - 31, 2002
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  B    A     OREGON      B    A     NRN CALIF   N    N     
SRN CALIF   B    N     IDAHO       B    N     NEVADA      B    A     
W MONTANA   B    B     E MONTANA   N    B     WYOMING     B    N     
UTAH        B    A     ARIZONA     B    B     COLORADO    B    N     
NEW MEXICO  B    N     N DAKOTA    A    B     S DAKOTA    N    N     
NEBRASKA    N    N     KANSAS      N    N     OKLAHOMA    N    N     
N TEXAS     N    N     S TEXAS     N    B     W TEXAS     N    N     
MINNESOTA   A    N     IOWA        N    N     MISSOURI    N    A     
ARKANSAS    N    N     LOUISIANA   N    A     WISCONSIN   A    N     
ILLINOIS    A    A     MISSISSIPPI N    A     MICHIGAN    A    N     
INDIANA     A    A     OHIO        A    A     KENTUCKY    A    A     
TENNESSEE   N    A     ALABAMA     N    A     NEW YORK    A    N     
VERMONT     A    N     NEW HAMP    A    N     MAINE       A    N     
MASS        A    N     CONN        A    A     RHODE IS    A    A     
PENN        A    A     NEW JERSEY  A    A     W VIRGINIA  A    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    A     AK N SLOPE  N    N     
AK ALEUTIAN N    N     AK WESTERN  N    N     AK INT BSN  N    N     
AK S INT    N    N     AK SO COAST N    N     AK PNHDL    N    N     
 
8 to 14 day Outlook Table
Outlook for DEC 29, 2002 - JAN 04, 2003
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  N    A     OREGON      N    A     NRN CALIF   A    A     
SRN CALIF   N    A     IDAHO       N    A     NEVADA      N    A     
W MONTANA   N    A     E MONTANA   N    N     WYOMING     N    N     
UTAH        N    A     ARIZONA     N    N     COLORADO    N    N     
NEW MEXICO  B    N     N DAKOTA    N    N     S DAKOTA    N    N     
NEBRASKA    N    N     KANSAS      N    N     OKLAHOMA    N    B     
N TEXAS     N    B     S TEXAS     N    B     W TEXAS     B    B     
MINNESOTA   A    N     IOWA        N    N     MISSOURI    N    N     
ARKANSAS    N    B     LOUISIANA   B    N     WISCONSIN   N    N     
ILLINOIS    N    N     MISSISSIPPI B    N     MICHIGAN    N    B     
INDIANA     N    N     OHIO        N    N     KENTUCKY    N    N     
TENNESSEE   B    N     ALABAMA     B    N     NEW YORK    N    B     
VERMONT     N    B     NEW HAMP    N    B     MAINE       N    B     
MASS        N    B     CONN        N    B     RHODE IS    N    B     
PENN        N    B     NEW JERSEY  N    B     W VIRGINIA  N    N     
MARYLAND    N    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  B    B     
AK ALEUTIAN B    B     AK WESTERN  N    B     AK INT BSN  N    B     
AK S INT    N    B     AK SO COAST N    N     AK PNHDL    N    N     
 
                           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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