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Pacific Storm and Surf Forecast
Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2018 12:34 PM
Buoys: Northern CA - Southern CA - Hawaii - Gulf of Alaska - Pacific Northwest
Buoy Forecast:
Northern CA - Southern CA - Hawaii - Gulf of Alaska - Pacific Northwest
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2.0 - California & 1.0 - Hawaii
Using the 'Winter' Scale
(See Swell Category Table link at bottom of page)

Probability for presence of largest swells in near-shore waters of NCal, SCal or Hawaii.    

Issued for Week of Monday 11/5 thru Sun 11/11

Swell Potential Rating Categories
5 = Good probability for 3 or more days of Significant swell
4 = Good probability for 1-2 days of Significant swell
3 = Good probability for 3 or more days of Intermediate/Advanced swell
2 = Good probability for  1-2 days of
Intermediate/Advanced swell
1 = Good probability for 3 or more days of Impulse or Windswell
0 = Low probability for 1-2 days of Impulse or Windswell   

Weak Gale in Northern Gulf
No Gales Forecast as Inactive MJO Holds

BUOY ROUNDUP
On Saturday, November 3, 2018 :

  • Buoy 233 (Pearl Harbor Entrance)/Buoy 239 (Lanai): Seas were 2.5 ft @ 13.3 secs with swell 1.2 ft @ 13.3 secs from 199 degrees.
  • Buoy 106 (Waimea): Seas were 4.1 ft @ 4.8 secs with swell 2.1 ft @ 9.1 secs from 220 degrees.
  • Buoy 46025 (Catalina RDG): Seas were 2.8 ft @ 8.3 secs with swell 1.4 ft @ 13.4 secs from 261 degrees. Wind at the buoy was northeast at 4-6 kts. Water temperature 67.5 degs. At Ventura (Buoy 111) swell was 2.3 ft @ 7.9 secs from 273 degrees. At Santa Monica (028) swell was 1.2 ft @ 12.6 secs from 238 degrees. At Camp Pendleton (043) swell was 0.9 ft @ 12.4 secs from 209 degrees. Southward at Pt Loma (191) swell was 1.5 ft @ 12.4 secs from 222 degrees.
  • Buoy 46012 (Half Moon Bay)/029 (Pt Reyes): Seas were 8.5 ft @ 8.3 secs with swell 6.2 ft @ 8.4 secs from 307 degrees. Wind at the buoy (013) was northwest at 14-18 kts. Water temp 57.9 degs (042).

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Swell Classification Guidelines

Significant: Winter - Swell 8 ft @ 14 secs or greater (11+ ft faces) for 8+ hours (greater than double overhead).
Summer
- Head high or better.
Advanced: Winter - Swell and period combination capable of generating faces 1.5 times overhead to double overhead (7-10 ft)
Summer - Chest to head high.
Intermediate/Utility Class: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces at head high to 1.5 times overhead (4-7 ft).
Summer
- Waist to chest high.
Impulse/Windswell: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces up to head high (1-4 ft) or anything with a period less than 11 secs.
Summer
- up to waist high swell. Also called 'Background' swell.

Surf Heights for Hawaii should be consider 'Hawaiian Scale' if period exceeds 14 secs.

PACIFIC OVERVIEW
Current Conditions
On Saturday (11/3) in North and Central CA locally generated northwest windswell was producing waves at shoulder high with some bigger sets and warbled and soft. It looks like summer. Protected breaks were waist to chest high and warbled and weak but with clean surface conditions. At Santa Cruz surf was flat to thigh high and clean. In Southern California/Ventura surf was flat to thigh high and clean and gutless. In North Orange Co waves were flat to thigh high with some rare waist high peaks mixed in and clean. South Orange Country's best breaks were waist high on the sets and clean and soft. In North San Diego surf was thigh high and clean and mushy. Hawaii's North Shore was flat to maybe thigh high and clean. The South Shore was flat and clean. The East Shore was getting east windswell with waves waist high and heavily textured from modest east trades.

See QuikCASTs for the 5 day surf overview or read below for the detailed view.

Meteorological Overview
On Saturday (11/3) no swell of interest was hitting California other than modest locally generated northwest windswell at exposed breaks. There was no surf in Hawaii. Beyond a weak gale was developing while moving through the Western Gulf of Alaska on Fri (11/2) with seas building to 25 ft Sat (11/3) and then expected to fade while pushing into the Northeastern Gulf on Sun (11/4). After that virtually no swell producing fetch is forecast for the next 7 days. This is the worst Fall pattern we've ever seen, driven by a neutral ENSO pattern and the Inactive Phase of the MJO.

See all the details below...

 

SHORT- TERM FORECAST
Current marine weather and wave analysis plus forecast conditions for the next 72 hours

North Pacific

Overview
Jetstream
On Saturday AM (11/3) the northern branch of the jetstream was split over Russia and China with two distinct streams pushing into the Western Pacific merging just west of the dateline and forming a weak trough at the merge point. From there a consolidated jet built with winds to 150 kts while lifting gently northeast pushing inland over British Columbia. There was weak support for gale development in the trough and lifting up into and over the Northern Gulf of Alaska. Over the next 72 hours the trough is to ease east some into Sun (11/4) then evaporate over the Western Gulf with a split jetstream flow west of there and the jet weak and offering no support for gale development. Beyond 72 hours starting Wed (11/7) a very weak jetstream flow is to be in control with no well defined flow indicated and that pattern is to hold through Sat (11/10). No support for gale development is indicated. In short, the Inactive Phase of the MJO is to be building over the West Pacific suppressing wind energy injection into the jetstream and making for an environment not supportive of gale development.

Surface Analysis
On Saturday AM (11/3) no swell was hitting locations in our forecast area. But some swell was being generated from a gale in the Gulf (see Gulf Gale below).

Over the next 72 hours no swell producing weather systems are forecast.

Gulf Gale
A weak and ill formed gale/low pressure system developed in the Northwestern Gulf of Alaska on Thurs PM (11/1) generating west winds at 30-35 kts over a fragmented area with seas starting to build. On Fri AM (11/2) winds built to 35 kts from the west-southwest just south of the Eastern Aleutians with seas building to 23 ft at 50N 165W aimed east. In the evening fetch built some more at 40 kts while holding position with seas 25 ft over a building area at 50N 164W aimed northeast. On Sat AM (11/3) 35 kt west winds were holding in the same area with seas holding at 25 ft at 51N 162W aimed east-northeast. In the evening the gale is to push east with winds fading from 35 kts and seas 25 ft at 52N 155W aimed east (316 degrees NCal). The gale is to continue tracking east while slowly fading from there and outside of the swell window for anywhere but the Pacific Northwest and points north of there. There are some odds of sideband swell possible for Hawaii and a bit more for the US West Coast.

Hawaii: Small sideband swell to arrive on Mon (11/5) at 2.8 ft @ 12 secs (3.0 ft) holding through the day. Residuals fading Tues (11/6) from 2.5 ft @ 11-12 secs early (2.5 ft). Swell Direction: 315 degrees

North CA: Swell arrival on Tues (11/6) building mid-day to 4.9 ft @ 14-15 secs (7.0 ft) and shadowed in the SF Bay Area. Swell fading Wed AM (11/7) from 4.7 ft @ 12 secs (5.5 ft) and buried in local windswell. Swell Direction: 306-315 degrees

 

  North Pacific Animations: Jetstream - Surface Pressure/Wind - Sea Height - Surf Height

 

Tropical Update
No tropical weather systems of interest are forecast.

California Nearshore Forecast
On Saturday (11/3) high pressure at 1030 mbs was centered 600 nmiles west of San Francisco ridging into Oregon generating a pressure gradient and producing north winds at 20-25 kts between Cape Mendocino and Pt Arena but with light winds south of there nearshore to Pt Conception. Windswell is to be generated. Sunday (11/4) north winds are to continue at 20-25 kts from Cape Mendocino down to Pt Reyes and 15 kts nearshore to Pt Conception but 20 kts off the coast. More windswell production expected. Monday (11/5) the gradient is to fire up some again with north winds 25 kts over North CA and a bit off the coast of Central CA and holding still producing windswell. Tuesday (11/6) north winds to be 20-25 kts over North CA waters and just off the coast of Central CA still producing local north windswell. Wednesday (11/7) the gradient is to hold while lifting north with north winds 25 kts for North CA and 10-15 kts for Central CA with more windswell being produced. Thurs (11/8) north winds to be 20 kts off Cape Mendocino but 10 kts or less south of there with windswell production fading out. Friday (11/9) high pressure is to hold if not build again with north winds 25 kts over Cape Mendocino with light winds from Pt Arena southward. Windswell still being produced. More of the same on Sat (11/10). It continues to look like a summer pattern is setting up, driven by the Inactive Phase of the MJO. This suggests that any El Nino formation is very weak and not coupled.

 

South Pacific

Overview
Surface Analysis  
On Saturday (11/3) no swell of interest was in the water.

Over the next 72 hours no swell producing weather systems of interest are forecast.

 

South Pacific Animations: Jetstream - Surface Pressure/Wind - Sea Height - Surf Height

 

QuikCAST's

 

LONG-TERM FORECAST
Marine weather and forecast conditions 3-10 days into the future

North Pacific

Beyond 72 hours a small gale is to develop over the Western Aleutians Wed PM (11/7) tracking southeast with winds 45 kts reaching the North Dateline region 24 hours later producing 25 ft seas at 51N 178E just barely clear of the Central Aleutians mid-day Thurs (11/8). The gale is to dissipate from there. Low odds of this actually happening.

 

South Pacific

Beyond 72 hours no swell producing weather systems of interest are forecast.

 

MJO/ENSO Forecast

 

SST's Warming - ESPI Falling Suggesting Pattern Still Neutral

The Madden Julian Oscillation is a periodic weather cycle that tracks east along the equator circumnavigating the globe. It is characterized in it's Inactive Phase by enhanced trade winds and dry weather over the part of the equator it is in control of, and in it's Active Phase by slackening if not an outright reversing trade winds while enhancing precipitation. The oscillation occurs in roughly 20-30 day cycles (Inactive for 20-30 days, then Active for 20-30 days) over any single location on the planet, though most noticeable in the Pacific. During the Active Phase in the Pacific the MJO tends to support the formation of stronger and longer lasting gales resulting in enhanced potential for the formation of swell producing storms. Prolonged and consecutive Active MJO Phases in the Pacific help support the formation of El Nino. During the Inactive Phase the jet stream tends to split resulting in high pressure and less potential for swell producing storm development. Wind anomalies in the Kelvin Wave Generation Area (KWGA) are key for understanding what Phase the MJO is in over the Pacific. The KWGA is located on the equator from 135E-170W and 5 degs north and south (or on the equator from New Guinea east to the dateline). West wind anomalies in the KWGA suggest the Active Phase of the MJO in the Pacific, and east anomalies suggests the Inactive Phase. In turn the Active Phase strengthens and the Inactive Phase weakens the jetstream, which in turn enhances or dampens storm production respectively in the Pacific.The paragraphs below analyze the state of the MJO in the Pacific and provide forecasts for MJO activity (which directly relate to the potential for swell production).

Overview: La Nina started developing in early 2016, but westward displaced and generally weak. And by March 2017, it was gone with suspicious warming developing along South America and over the Galapagos to a point south of Hawaii. By May the atmosphere returned to a neutral configuration but then in July east anomalies started building in the KWGA and have not stopped, with cold water upwelling over the the Nino1.2 and 3.4 areas, indicative of La Nina. A double dip La Nina was in control and continued through the Winter of 2017-2018. But warming started building along the South and Central American coast in early March 2018 associated with two upwelling Kelvin Waves, and continued trying to build over equatorial waters over the Summer and beyond, but could not sustain itself, suggesting the demise of La Nina but not yet turning towards El Nino.

LONG-RANGE PACIFIC STORM AND SWELL GENERATION POTENTIAL FORECAST
Fall/Winter 2018 = 6.5 (California & Hawaii)
Rating based on a 1-10 scale: 1 being the lowest (small and infrequent surf conditions), 5 being normal/average, and 10 being extraordinary (frequent events of large, long period swells)

Rationale: Assuming the PDO has moved to the warm phase and that El Nino develops as forecast, and assuming and an ocean-atmospheric coupling becomes established in the Sept timeframe and ocean temperature anomalies in Nino3.4 build to the +1.0 deg range, there is good probability for enhanced storm production in the North Pacific starting in the late Nov timeframe (specifically the Gulf of Alaska and Dateline regions) with an increased intensity in number of storm days and storm intensity, resulting in increased odds for larger than normal swell, with increased duration and higher than normal period.

KWGA/Equatorial Surface Wind Analysis & Short-term Forecast:
Analysis (TAO Buoys): As of Fri (11/2) 5 day average winds were solid from the east over the Eastern equatorial Pacific fading while pushing towards the dateline, then light east over the KWGA. Anomalies were westerly over the East and Central East equatorial Pacific, then turning modest easterly over the dateline and neutral over KWGA.
1 Week Forecast (GFS Model): On (11/3) moderate east anomalies were over the core of the KWGA. East anomalies are to hold at moderate strength over of the whole KWGA through 11/5, then fading some in intensity and coverage and moving west and out of the KWGA at the end of the model run on 11/10 with west anomalies starting to build over the dateline. This easterly wind event was previously not on any of the longer range models and is not a good sign. But conversely, it appears it is going to be short lived.

Kelvin Wave Generation Area wind monitoring model: West and East

Longer Range MJO/WWB Projections:  
OLR Models: (11/2) A moderate Inactive Phase of the MJO was over the West Pacific/KWGA. this pattern is to push east and slow fade with the Inactive Phase nearly east of the KWGA at day 8, then weakening more and all but gone at the end of the model run at day 15 with the Active Phase of the MJO moves over the Maritime Continent and into the West Pacific. The statistical model depicts a variation on the same theme but with the Active Phase not yet reaching the far West Pacific at the end of the model run. The 2 models are mostly in sync.
Phase Diagrams 2 week forecast (ECMF and GEFS): (11/3) The ECMF model depicts the Active Phase of the MJO was moderately strong over North Africa but is to quickly fade to weak status 2 days out and track steadily east moving over the Maritime Continent almost to the West Pacific 2 weeks out. The GEFS model depicts a variation on the same thing but with the MJO not loosing as much strength while moving over the Indian Ocean and then to the Maritime Continent 2 weeks out. The 2 models are generally in sync.
40 day Upper Level Model: (11/3) This model depicts a moderate plus strength Inactive/Dry signal over the West Pacific and is to be pushing east to the Eastern equatorial Pacific and into Central America on 11/23. A weak Active Phase is to push over the West Pacific 11/18 fading while pushing to the East Pacific and Central America at the end of the model run on 12/11.
4 Week CFS Model (850 mb wind): (11/2) This model depicts east anomalies were centered over the core of the KWGA and filling it. East anomalies are to hold filling the KWGA through 11/5 then pushing east and out of the KWGA while moderate west anomalies rebuild in the core of the KWGA by 11/7 holding in strength through 11/25. Perhaps east anomalies to move into the far Western KWGA on 11/23, but are to then quickly backtrack with weaker west anomalies holding in the KWGA through the end of the model run on 11/30. This run suggests some sort of weak El Nino is developing, but not as strong as previous runs.
3 Month CFS Model (850 mb wind): (11/3) This model depicts weak east anomalies were over the KWGA today with no clearly defined MJO signal present. East anomalies are to hold into 11/6 then fade and be gone in the KWGA. After that west anomalies are to rebuild modestly in the heart of the KWGA with no discernible MJO Phase present. West anomalies are to build some to near Westerly Wind Burst status (WWB) 11//15-11/27, then fade some and holding for the foreseeable future through 1/31/19. The MJO is to remain weak through out. The low pass filter indicates a low pressure bias is fully in control of the KWGA reaching east over California to 115W and forecast holding beyond. A 4th contour line previously forecast to to develop in the 12/22-1/21/19 period is no longer depicted. We're beginning to think this whole El Nino setup is a bit overblown on this model and that it will not develop, or develop only weakly. The atmosphere and ocean are theoretically slowly becoming coupled towards an El Nino bias in the Pacific Ocean. But actual data (not forecast data) indicates that coupling has not happened yet. If it hasn't happened yet (by Nov 1), it's doubtful there will be significant atmospheric influence until mid-way through Winter. Still this pattern is slowly becoming more favorable to support storm production in the Pacific regardless of whether El Nino develops, especially compared to the 2 previous years. But there is not one shred of evidence that this is actually happening with the storm track dead and below annual norms.

CFSv2 3 month forecast for 850 mb winds, MJO, Rossby etc - Alternate link

Subsurface Waters Temps
TAO Array: (11/3) Today in the far West Pacific water temps are 30 degs solid steady today at 175E, having retrograded previously from 180W. The 28 deg isotherm line was retrograding west to 160W but today was moving east at 157W. The 24 deg isotherm was 125 meters deep at 140W then setting progressively shallower east of there reaching the surface at 100W. It seems that Kelvin Wave #2 has already peaked in the West Pacific and retrograding temps are the evidence of it. Anomaly wise warm anomalies are building indicative of Kelvin Wave (#2) extending from 180W at +3 degs but now appears to be centered near 110W down 90 meters at +4.0 degs reaching east and pushing into the coast of Ecuador. Basically warm anomalies are filling the entire Pacific subsurface region and reaching South America and tracking east. This is likely the peak of the Kelvin Wave cycle for this El Nino. The hi-res GODAS animation posted 10/30 paints the same picture with the Second Kelvin Wave starting in the West Pacific near 160E pushing down under the dateline with building temps peaking at +4.0 degs at 120W and then pushing into Ecuador. A small pocket of neutral anomalies that was in the far West Pacific just east of the Maritime Continent appears to be getting warmer with warm anomalies now at 135-140E. Kelvin Wave #2 was breaching the surface from 100W to 145W solidly with secondary solid warm anomalies starting to fill the entire region on the equator from 105W-165E. The GODAS animation appears to be 1 week behind the TAO data but also is more detailed and accurately modeled.
Sea Level Anomalies: (10/30) Positive anomalies were solid from north of New Guinea over the Dateline and into Ecuador and broad in coverage peaking at +10 cms from 105W-130W. This indicates that Kelvin Wave (#2) was peaking south of California and pushing quickly east. It was branching north to Baja and south to Southern Peru, a good sign.

Surface Water Temps: The more warm water in the equatorial East Pacific means more storm production in the North Pacific during winter months (roughly speaking). Cold water in that area has a dampening effect. Regardless of what the atmospheric models and surface winds suggest, actual water temperatures are a ground-truth indicator of what is occurring in the ocean. All data is from blended infrared and microwave sensors.
Satellite Imagery
Hi-res Nino1.2 & 3.4: (11/2) The latest images (1.2 3.4) indicate temps were warm in a classic Kelvin Wave pattern straddling 5 degrees north and south of the equator from Ecuador west to the dateline, with imbedded pockets of slightly stronger warming. These temps were a little warmer than days past but still limited in coverage. There was minimal slight warming along the coast of Chile up into Peru, but less so than days past and with building cool waters further off the coast there. Generic warm anomalies were north of the equator from Central America and south of Mexico building out to Hawaii and the dateline. This pattern looks somewhat like El Nino, but also like La Nina with no solid warming branching north and south along the Central and South American coast, and most warming still in the West Pacific, suggesting this developing El Nino is only weakly in control at best and very fragile over the East equatorial Pacific.
Hi-res 7 day Trend (11/2): A weak warming trend was set up from Ecuador to the dateline on the equator with pockets of stronger warming imbedded. No cooling was indicated. Building warming was along the coast of Peru and Chile.
Hi-res Overview: (11/2) A pocket of weak cool water was present just off the outer coast of Chile but loosing coverage with warm water holding along the immediate coast of Peru. Otherwise moderate warm water was on the equator from Ecuador over the Galapagos building out to the dateline with a few pockets of stronger imbedded warming. There were no pockets of imbedded cool anomalies. It seems we've turned the corner to a warm regime and are no longer in a mixed pattern where La Nina cool anomalies are present intermixed with warm anomalies. But it is not at all apparent that we are in a legitimate El Nino pattern.
Nino1.2 Daily CDAS Index Temps: (11/3) Today's temps were rising quickly to +0.507 after falling to -0.628 on 10/22, down from the all time high for this event on 9/25 +1.316. Two previous peaks occurred of +0.510 degs on 9/17 and +0.459 on 5/13. Otherwise temps have been steady in the -0.50 deg range.
Nino 3.4 Daily CDAS Index Temps: (11/3) Today temps were dramatically rising from +0.471 on 10/30 to +1.316 today, beating the previous peak temps of +0.795 on 10/9, and +0.649 on 9/27, and that beating the previous peak at +0.490 on 7/2. Overall temps are noodling around at +0.5 degs above normal, but nothing more other than one reading today. 3 days is not a trend. But this adds some hope that perhaps El Nino is trying to develop, but nothing serious.

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CFSV2 Forecast for Nino3.4 SST Anomalies

SST Anomaly Projections
CFSv2 Uncorrected Data (11/3) The forecast calls for a slow but steady increase from here rising to +0.90 degs in mid-Nov then toggling from 0.8 to +1.10 degs from Dec into May 2019, then slowly fading through July 2019 down to +0.70 degs. This suggests that perhaps El Nino is to build through the Fall of 2018 but weaker than previous model runs. But given the weak El Nino forecast, this somewhat dampens the odds of La Nina following in Fall of 2019. Most other models are also suggesting a possible turn to weak El Nino conditions by late Fall.
IRI Consensus Plume: The mid-Oct Plume depicts temps are to slowly rise from here, to +0.90 degs in October and +0.9-+1.0 degs in Nov through March 2019, then slowly fading to 0.78 in June. See chart here - link. It looks like La Nina is fading out and there's a 76% chance of a weak El Nino developing.

Atmospheric Coupling (Indicating the presence of El Nino in the atmosphere driven by the ocean):
Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) (negative is good, positive bad) (10/30): The daily index was falling today at -9.17. The 30 day average was falling some at +3.97 suggesting an Inactive MJO was fading. The 90 day average was rising some at -3.80 and has been essentially steady for a month now. The 90 degree average turned negative for the first time in a year on 6/30 suggesting a neutral ENSO pattern was building in the atmosphere. This is expected for a month more before falling into steady negative territory by mid August.
ESPI Index (like SOI but based on satellite confirmed precipitation. Positive and/or rising is good, negative and/or falling is bad): (11/3) Today the index was falling at -0.28, down from -0.22 the week of 10/22, after having risen to +0.39 on 10/10, the highest so far this event. This suggests the Inactive Phase of the MJO was having a negative effect and that precip and evaporation are just slightly less than normal, and not above normal as one would expect if El Nino were in play. The reading from 8/14 (+0.11) was the first time it's turned positive in a year. In reality, we're in ENSO neutral state now and it's not unexpected that the Index will toggle between weakly positive to weakly negative. Recent points of interest in reverse chronological order are: -1.04 on 6/5, -0.70 on 5/20, -0.60 on 5/17, -0.36 on 5/11 and -0.38 on 5/10, -0.35 on 4/26, -1.02 on 4/5, -1.13 on 3/27. The trend suggests La Nina is all but gone. This index is a forerunner of what happens in the ocean by 2-3 months in developing El Nino and La Nina situations.
Pacific Decadal Oscillation: The PDO is weakly positive, even though La Nina is in play.
Per NOAAs index recent values: June 2017 +0.21, July -0.50, Aug -0.62, Sept -0.25, Oct -0.61, Nov -0.45, Dec -0.13, Jan 2018 +0.29, Feb -0.19, Mar -0.61, April -0.89, May -0.69, June -0.85, July -0.09, Aug -0.42, Sept -0.42. This continues to look like the warm phase of the PDO, even with La Nina, because the warm PDO appears to be dampening the effects of La Nina. No consistently solid negative readings have occurred since Feb 2014
The Washington/JISAO index (Jan-Dec): June 2017 +0.79, July +0.10, Aug +0.09, Sept +0.32, Oct +0.05, Nov +0.15, Dec +0.50, Jan +0.70. Feb +0.37, Mar -0.05, April +0.11, May +0.11, June -0.04, July +0.11, Aug +0.18, Sept +0.09. No real negative readings have occurred since Dec 2013
The PDO turned from a 16 year negative run (Jan 98-Feb 2014) in early 2014 and has been positive ever since (other than a few months of negative readings in Fall 2016, the result of a turn towards La Nina). Looking at the long term record, it is premature to conclude that we have in-fact turned from the negative phase (La Nina 'like') to the positive phase (El Nino 'like'), but the data strongly suggests that could be a possibility. By the time it is confirmed (4-5 years out), we will be well into it.

See imagery in the ENSO Powertool 

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External Reference Material: El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), Kelvin Wave


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