Supporting Materials Jan2009 Monthly Prediction

Huug van den Dool, Dec, 12, 2008

Traditional Tools

• CCA, OCN, SMLR, CFS

CA-SST

Use DJF for J

CAS

CFS

TEMPS PRECIP

OCN

Coastal SST

And attendant air temps

Snow Cover

What else?

• Short-term NWP

• Persistence of current low-frequency anomalies

• MJO

• ? And suggestions ?