La Nina

Some discussions on what happenend to La Nina are floating around.  Well, she is well established.  I will be posting a few thoughts on the difference between weather and climate and how La Nina fits into that concept.

 For now, here is a summary of the National Climate La Nina predicition.

STRONG LA NINA CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN...    ...PACIFIC OCEAN CONTINUES TO CLEARLY REFLECT MATURE LA NINA CONDITIONS. CONVECTION IS ENHANCED OVER INDONESIA, AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN.

TEMPs
THE TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY 2011 CALLS FOR ENHANCED ODDS OF BELOW AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURES ALONG THE WEST COAST, IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES AND FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. THERE ARE ENHANCED ODDS OF BELOW AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURES ALSO OVER MOST OF ALASKA, INCLUDING THE
ENTIRE PANHANDLE REGION.

PRECIP.
THE PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY 2011 CALLS FOR ELEVATED ODDS OF ABOVE MEDIAN PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES, (PNW) IN THE GREAT LAKES AND IN THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. THERE ARE ELEVATED ODDS OF BELOW MEDIAN PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS AND ACROSS THE EAST GULF COAST REGION INCLUDING ALL OF FLORIDA, AND THE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST, AS WELL AS FOR A NARROW BAND OVER THE SOUTHERN COAST OF ALASKA, FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO NEAR YAKUTAT.