PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 3 PM EDT Sat Dec 20, 2003 ANALOGS TO THE 5 DAY MEAN OBSERVED PATTERN CENTERED 3 DAYS AGO (D-3) FOR THE REGION FROM 20N TO 70N LATITUDE AND 175E TO 60W LONGITUDE INCLUDE THE 5 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 19811204 - 19861231 - 19610103 - 19941218 - 19861228 ANALOGS TO THE 7 DAY MEAN OBSERVED PATTERN CENTERED 4 DAYS AGO (D-4) FOR THE REGION FROM 20N TO 70N LATITUDE AND 175E TO 60W LONGITUDE INCLUDE THE 7 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 19811203 - 19861231 - 19941218 - 19821220 - 19931209 6 to 10 day Outlook Table Outlook for DEC 26 - 30, 2003 STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN WASHINGTON B A OREGON B A NRN CALIF N A SRN CALIF N A IDAHO N A NEVADA N A W MONTANA B A E MONTANA B A WYOMING N A UTAH N A ARIZONA N A COLORADO N A NEW MEXICO N A N DAKOTA N N S DAKOTA N A NEBRASKA N A KANSAS N A OKLAHOMA A A N TEXAS A A S TEXAS A N W TEXAS A A MINNESOTA A A IOWA A A MISSOURI A A ARKANSAS A A LOUISIANA A A WISCONSIN A A ILLINOIS A A MISSISSIPPI A A MICHIGAN A A INDIANA A A OHIO A A KENTUCKY A A TENNESSEE A A ALABAMA A N NEW YORK A A VERMONT A A NEW HAMP A A MAINE A A MASS A A CONN A A RHODE IS A A PENN A A NEW JERSEY A A W VIRGINIA A A MARYLAND A A DELAWARE A A VIRGINIA N A N CAROLINA N A S CAROLINA N N GEORGIA N N FL PNHDL N B FL PENIN N B AK N SLOPE A N AK ALEUTIAN N N AK WESTERN A N AK INT BSN N N AK S INT N N AK SO COAST N N AK PNHDL B N 8 to 14 day Outlook Table Outlook for DEC 28, 2003 - JAN 03, 2004 STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN STATE TEMP PCPN WASHINGTON B N OREGON B A NRN CALIF N A SRN CALIF N A IDAHO N A NEVADA N A W MONTANA B A E MONTANA B A WYOMING B A UTAH N A ARIZONA B A COLORADO B A NEW MEXICO B N N DAKOTA B A S DAKOTA B A NEBRASKA B A KANSAS B A OKLAHOMA N A N TEXAS N N S TEXAS N N W TEXAS B N MINNESOTA B A IOWA B A MISSOURI N A ARKANSAS N A LOUISIANA N A WISCONSIN N A ILLINOIS N A MISSISSIPPI N A MICHIGAN N A INDIANA N A OHIO N A KENTUCKY N A TENNESSEE N A ALABAMA N A NEW YORK N 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 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 B AK N SLOPE A B AK ALEUTIAN A A AK WESTERN A N AK INT BSN A N AK S INT A N AK SO COAST A B AK PNHDL N 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 KWBC - ON AWIPS AS PMDMRD. $$