NWS Offices and Staff
Provide weather and water data and forecasts in support of State Drought Meetings Provide additional interim support at State or local level Offer activities which vary State-to-State, provided as requested/needed by individual States
Introduction to webinar with agenda; information about drought early warning, the Pacific Northwest DEWS and NIDIS.
Washington State drought emergency protocols, stream flow and runoff, impacts on water supply, planning strategies.
Autumn 2016 and early 2017 events and Pacific Northwest DEWS contacts.
Defining a USDA Climate Hub, with details of the Northwest Climate Hub; regional climate change impacts to agriculture, contacts, more.
Summary of drought impacts in Idaho for various time scales, including effects on/from snow pack, soil moisture, temperature, precipitation, stream flow, reservoir levels.
Summary: ENSO Alert System Status as of 10/6/2016: Not Active
ENSO-neutral conditions are present.* Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SST) are near or below average in the east-central and eastern Pacific Ocean. ENSO-neutral conditions are slightly favored (between 55-60%) during the upcoming Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2016-17.* Stay tuned! The ENSO forecasts and conditions have been borderline between cool neutral and weak La Niña.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June – August 2016. Dated September 2016.
