NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their latest ENSO outlook today. It shows that La Nina is still hanging on in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and has even gotten slightly stronger this month. But the forecast continues to show a transition to neutral conditions is coming soon with a likely swing to El Nino by late summer or early fall. The El Nino could continue through fall and winter. The continuation of neutral conditions through the early part of summer could mean some early Atlantic season tropical activity before the El Nino jet stream starts tamping down on tropical development later in the season.
