PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER NCEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC
3 PM EDT Sun Dec 22, 2002
 
6 to 10 day Outlook Table
Outlook for DEC 28, 2002 - JAN 01, 2003
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  A    A     OREGON      A    A     NRN CALIF   A    A     
SRN CALIF   N    N     IDAHO       A    A     NEVADA      A    A     
W MONTANA   A    N     E MONTANA   A    B     WYOMING     A    N     
UTAH        A    A     ARIZONA     N    A     COLORADO    A    N     
NEW MEXICO  N    B     N DAKOTA    A    B     S DAKOTA    A    N     
NEBRASKA    A    N     KANSAS      A    B     OKLAHOMA    A    B     
N TEXAS     A    B     S TEXAS     A    B     W TEXAS     A    B     
MINNESOTA   A    N     IOWA        A    N     MISSOURI    A    N     
ARKANSAS    A    B     LOUISIANA   N    N     WISCONSIN   A    N     
ILLINOIS    A    N     MISSISSIPPI N    N     MICHIGAN    A    N     
INDIANA     A    A     OHIO        A    A     KENTUCKY    A    N     
TENNESSEE   N    N     ALABAMA     N    N     NEW YORK    A    A     
VERMONT     A    A     NEW HAMP    A    A     MAINE       A    N     
MASS        A    A     CONN        A    A     RHODE IS    A    A     
PENN        A    A     NEW JERSEY  A    A     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    A     AK N SLOPE  N    N     
AK ALEUTIAN B    N     AK WESTERN  B    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 30, 2002 - JAN 05, 2003
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  A    A     OREGON      A    A     NRN CALIF   A    A     
SRN CALIF   A    A     IDAHO       A    A     NEVADA      A    A     
W MONTANA   A    N     E MONTANA   A    B     WYOMING     A    B     
UTAH        A    N     ARIZONA     N    N     COLORADO    A    B     
NEW MEXICO  N    B     N DAKOTA    A    N     S DAKOTA    A    B     
NEBRASKA    A    B     KANSAS      A    B     OKLAHOMA    A    B     
N TEXAS     A    B     S TEXAS     N    B     W TEXAS     A    B     
MINNESOTA   A    N     IOWA        A    N     MISSOURI    A    B     
ARKANSAS    A    B     LOUISIANA   N    B     WISCONSIN   A    B     
ILLINOIS    A    B     MISSISSIPPI N    B     MICHIGAN    A    B     
INDIANA     A    B     OHIO        A    B     KENTUCKY    N    N     
TENNESSEE   N    N     ALABAMA     N    N     NEW YORK    A    N     
VERMONT     A    N     NEW HAMP    A    N     MAINE       A    N     
MASS        A    N     CONN        A    N     RHODE IS    A    N     
PENN        N    N     NEW JERSEY  N    N     W VIRGINIA  N    N     
MARYLAND    N    N     DELAWARE    N    N     VIRGINIA    N    N     
N CAROLINA  N    N     S CAROLINA  N    N     GEORGIA     N    N     
FL PNHDL    B    N     FL PENIN    B    N     AK N SLOPE  B    B     
AK ALEUTIAN B    B     AK WESTERN  B    B     AK INT BSN  B    B     
AK S INT    B    B     AK SO COAST B    B     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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