NOAA's National Weather Service HeadlinesLatest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service...Major Winter Storm Slams Pacific Northwest...- December 15, 2006 A powerful winter storm pounded the Pacific Northwest late Thursday with heavy rain and wind gusts close to 100 mph. Heavy snow is expected in the higher elevations of the Pacific North West, the northern Rockies of Idaho and northwest Wyoming. For additional details check your local Weather Forecast Office Web site.http://www.weather.gov/organization.php ...El Nino Update...- December 8, 2006 The latest El NinoSouthern Oscillation Diagnostic Discussion indicates El Nino conditions are now evident in the tropical Pacific and should intensify during the next one to three months.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2753.htm ...Critical Fire Weather Areas...- December 4, 2006 In southern California, a critical fire weather area is the result of strong sustained winds of 20-40 MPH with higher gusts. Already low relative humidity will drop to extreme levels...as low as 4 to 5 percent this afternoon. In southeast Alabama...southern Georgia...and the Florida Panhandle a critical fire weather area is the result of continued drought conditions...low relative humdity...and gusty winds.http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=FWF |