{"id":39453,"date":"2018-10-20T17:46:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T22:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39453"},"modified":"2018-10-20T17:46:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T22:46:03","slug":"el-nino-threatens-north-america-in-new-weather-report-big-east-coast-systems-capable-of-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39453","title":{"rendered":"El Nino Threatens North America In New Weather Report &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;Big East Coast Systems Capable Of Snow&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-10-20\/el-nino-threatens-north-america-new-weather-report-big-east-coast-systems-capable\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">El Nino Threatens North America In New Weather Report &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;Big East Coast Systems Capable Of Snow&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1093\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1093\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>El Nino conditions are quickly developing across the central and eastern equatorial regions of the Pacific Ocean, with meteorologist now indicating a high chance of development by December.<\/p>\n<p>Warmer-than-normal temperatures\u00a0for most of the country are expected, according to NOAA&#8217;s Climate Prediction Center&#8217;s\u00a0official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/media-release\/winter-outlook-favors-warmer-temperatures-for-much-of-us\">winter weather forecast<\/a> released\u00a0Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Current models show El Nino has a 70 to 75% probability of forming. &#8220;We expect El Nino to be in late\u00a0fall to early winter,&#8221; Mike Halpert, deputy\u00a0director of NOAA&#8217;s Climate Prediction Center. &#8220;Although a weak El Nino is expected, it may still influence the winter season by bringing wetter conditions across the Southern United States, and warmer, drier conditions to parts of the North.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid963567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pqhlgovftLY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>El Nino is a massive ocean-atmosphere\u00a0climate event linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific\u00a0waters.<\/p>\n<p>The swings between warmer and cooler waters in the tropical Pacific are the primary factors for either El Nino (warmer seawater) or La Nina (cooler seawater), which government meteorologist watch closely in determining the North American winter weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-link-option=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/oni%20chart.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/oni%20chart.png?itok=RP1emK9X 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"186\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"8656989d-ccb1-4c0e-853a-9c36a46472e3\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the 2018 U.S. Winter Outlook report (Dec. through Feb):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Warmer-than-normal conditions are expected across much of the northern\u00a0and western U.S., with higher probabilities of warmer temperatures\u00a0in Alaska and from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Plains, Halpert said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The forecast does not show any region in the US below-average temperatures\u00a0for the season. Much of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Ohio Valley regions will remain within average ranges.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-link-option=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/NOAA%20US%20Temp%20outlook.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/NOAA%20US%20Temp%20outlook.png?itok=rMhZNFD6 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f65998b1-e74a-457e-ab0f-4a9e878dd4fb\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Halpert said wetter-than-average conditions are favored across the southern tier and Mid-Atlantic, with the highest odds for above-average precipitation\u00a0in northern Flordia and south Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Nino Threatens North America In New Weather Report &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;Big East Coast Systems Capable Of Snow&#8221; El Nino conditions are quickly developing across the central and eastern equatorial regions of the Pacific Ocean, with meteorologist now indicating a high chance of development by December. 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