[pct-l] el nino winter???

[Jeffrey Olson]

Having started a long section hike on June 10, 2005 up in Manning, and 
running into only patchs of snow, perhaps this points to a SOBO hiking 
season.  And see we shall!

Jeff...

dsaufley at sprynet.com wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> It also means higher than usual precipitation in southern and central California, which could potentially mean another unusual year with regard to snow and rain.  We'll see . . . 
>
> L-Rod
>
> -----Original Message-----
>   
>> From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
>> Sent: Oct 9, 2006 11:41 AM
>> To: 'PCT-L' <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Subject: [pct-l] el nino winter???
>>
>> I was looking at some of the NOAA sites and saw that there is a strong 
>> possibilitiy that this winter will see el nino conditions in the 
>> equatorial pacific.  The url below predicts lower than normal 
>> precipitation and higher than normal temperatures in the pacific 
>> northwest. 
>>
>> Not very helpful for 07ers, but fun to think about...
>>
>> Jeff, just Jeff...
>>
>> http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/
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