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.

Washington State drought emergency protocols, stream flow and runoff, impacts on water supply, planning strategies.

Summary of drought impacts in Idaho for various time scales, including effects on/from snow pack, soil moisture, temperature, precipitation, stream flow, reservoir levels.

Defining a USDA Climate Hub, with details of the Northwest Climate Hub; regional climate change impacts to agriculture, contacts, more.

Introduction to webinar with agenda; information about drought early warning, the Pacific Northwest DEWS and NIDIS.