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Florida
EL Nino - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Home Page
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2004-2005 Experimental
Dry Season Forecast for Florida
(Valid for period November 1st 2004 through April 30th 2005)
These pages contain experimental
products that will be posted for evaluation through April
30th, 2005.
During this period, we encourage your comments and suggestions for
improvements using the survey available here.
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This page is a product
of research from the NWS in Melbourne, Florida on the EL Nino-Southern
Oscillation (ENSO) and its impact on Florida’s dry season.
This research, conducted since early 1997, was produced in recognition
of the fact that climatic fluctuations on regional and global scales
have been shown to have a profound impact on Florida's weather from
season to season. The importance of seasonal forecasts continue
to increase as Florida growing population becomes more sensitive
to extreme weather events every year. Due to this sensitivity there
is a need to better understand seasonal variability and seasonal
forecasting of weather-related hazards.
This page assimilates a variety of information on seasonal forecasts
for Florida in an easy-to-use format in order to keep society better
informed and has four main goals: 1) Provide
a clearinghouse for official NWS and NOAA seasonal forecasts and
outlooks for the Florida region. 2) Provide an
easy method to monitor meteorological measurements of the progress
of the seasons through links to official NWS products and experimental,
locally-produced, graphical products. 3) Provide
experimental graphical dry season forecasts and localized meteorological
interpretation of official and experimental forecasts, and 4)
Provide educational material to help users such as emergency managers,
planners, forecasters and the public to better understand the physical
relationships between ENSO and Florida weather and the predictability
of these relationships to better aid preparedness and mitigation
efforts. Potential users of this page must read the
Disclaimer
before proceeding.
Product Description Document (PDD).
User Survey
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