PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSIONS FOR 6 TO 10 AND 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOKS
NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008
 
THERE IS NO FORECASTER MESSAGE WRITTEN ON WEEKENDS
 
NEW NOTE EFFECTIVE MAR 16 2004:
THE GLOSSARY FORMERLY FOUND AT THIS LOCATION WILL NO LONGER BE
TRANSMITTED AS PART OF THIS MESSAGE. IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THESE MESSAGES... PLEASE GO TO THE
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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: 
19881005 - 19810917 - 19870921 - 19531009 - 19511007
 
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 5 DAY PERIODS CENTERED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 
19810917 - 19870921 - 19881005 - 19620930 - 19511007
 
 
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK TABLE
OUTLOOK FOR OCT 10 - 14, 2008
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  B    N     OREGON      B    B     NRN CALIF   N    B     
SRN CALIF   N    B     IDAHO       B    N     NEVADA      B    B     
W MONTANA   B    A     E MONTANA   B    A     WYOMING     B    A     
UTAH        B    N     ARIZONA     B    B     COLORADO    B    A     
NEW MEXICO  B    B     N DAKOTA    B    A     S DAKOTA    B    A     
NEBRASKA    B    A     KANSAS      B    N     OKLAHOMA    B    N     
N TEXAS     B    N     S TEXAS     B    N     W TEXAS     B    N     
MINNESOTA   B    A     IOWA        B    A     MISSOURI    N    A     
ARKANSAS    B    A     LOUISIANA   B    A     WISCONSIN   N    A     
ILLINOIS    N    A     MISSISSIPPI N    A     MICHIGAN    A    A     
INDIANA     A    A     OHIO        A    A     KENTUCKY    A    A     
TENNESSEE   A    A     ALABAMA     N    A     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    A    A     
N CAROLINA  A    A     S CAROLINA  A    A     GEORGIA     A    A     
FL PNHDL    A    A     FL PENIN    A    N     AK N SLOPE  N    N     
AK ALEUTIAN N    N     AK WESTERN  N    N     AK INT BSN  B    N     
AK S INT    B    B     AK SO COAST B    B     AK PNHDL    B    N     
 
 
8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK TABLE
OUTLOOK FOR OCT 12 - 18, 2008
 
STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   STATE      TEMP PCPN   
WASHINGTON  N    A     OREGON      N    A     NRN CALIF   A    A     
SRN CALIF   A    B     IDAHO       N    A     NEVADA      A    N     
W MONTANA   B    A     E MONTANA   N    N     WYOMING     N    B     
UTAH        N    B     ARIZONA     N    B     COLORADO    N    B     
NEW MEXICO  N    B     N DAKOTA    N    N     S DAKOTA    B    B     
NEBRASKA    B    B     KANSAS      B    B     OKLAHOMA    B    B     
N TEXAS     B    B     S TEXAS     B    B     W TEXAS     N    B     
MINNESOTA   N    B     IOWA        N    B     MISSOURI    B    B     
ARKANSAS    B    B     LOUISIANA   B    N     WISCONSIN   B    B     
ILLINOIS    N    B     MISSISSIPPI B    N     MICHIGAN    N    B     
INDIANA     N    B     OHIO        N    N     KENTUCKY    N    N     
TENNESSEE   N    N     ALABAMA     N    N     NEW YORK    A    N     
VERMONT     A    N     NEW HAMP    A    N     MAINE       A    A     
MASS        A    N     CONN        A    N     RHODE IS    A    N     
PENN        A    N     NEW JERSEY  A    N     W VIRGINIA  A    N     
MARYLAND    N    N     DELAWARE    A    N     VIRGINIA    N    N     
N CAROLINA  N    N     S CAROLINA  N    N     GEORGIA     N    N     
FL PNHDL    N    N     FL PENIN    N    N     AK N SLOPE  A    N     
AK ALEUTIAN N    B     AK WESTERN  B    N     AK INT BSN  B    N     
AK S INT    N    B     AK SO COAST B    B     AK PNHDL    B    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.
 
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