<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">The weekly PowerPoint presentations summarizing the recent
variability of the global monsoon systems have been updated on the CPC Global
Monsoons website: <br>
<a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Global_Monsoons/Global-Monsoon.shtml">http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Global_Monsoons/Global-Monsoon.shtml</a>
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<b>HIGHLIGHTS:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>African Monsoons:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:12pt"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Above-average
rainfall was observed over portions of DRC, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and
northern South Africa.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Weekly
total rainfall was below-average over much of Angola, Tanzania, southern
Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Week-1
outlooks call for an increased chance for below-average rainfall over portions
of Angola, eastern Zimbabwe, central and southern Mozambique, eastern South
Africa and southern Madagascar. In contrast, there is an increased chance for
above-average rainfall over eastern Namibia, much of Botswana, Zambia, portions
of South Africa, southern Tanzania, Malawi and northern Mozambique.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Asian-Australian
Monsoons:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not available until 06 February 2017.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>South American
Monsoons:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Long-term rainfall deficits are present over the Amazon
Basin and central Brazil.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the last 7 days (23 - 29 Jan 2017), below-average
precipitation was observed over much of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern
Argentina. Above-average precipitation was observed over northern Peru,
northern Bolivia and southern Brazil.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For 30 Jan – 05 Feb 2017, below-average precipitation is
predicted over northeastern and central Brazil, southern Peru, northern Bolivia
and southern Chile. Above-average
precipitation is predicted for portions of southern Colombia, southern Ecuador,
northern Peru, central Argentina and southern Brazil.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
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*For questions or comments, please contact: <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<a href="mailto:Endalkachew.Bekele@noaa.gov">Endalkachew.Bekele@noaa.gov</a> (for the African monsoons)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Muthuvel.Chelliah@noaa.gov">Muthuvel.Chelliah@noaa.gov</a>
(for Asian-Australian monsoons)<span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Wei.Shi@noaa.gov">Wei.Shi@noaa.gov</a> (for American
monsoons and for general issues about the CPC Global Monsoons products)</span><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div cols="72"><strong>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- </strong></div>
<div cols="72">Wei Shi, Ph.D </div>
<div cols="72">Meteorologist </div>
<div cols="72">Climate Prediction Center/NCEP/NWS/NOAA </div>
<div cols="72">NCWCP Room 3116</div>
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