<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"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below-average
rainfall was observed over portions of the Gulf of Guinea region, whereas many
places in central and eastern Africa received above-average rainfall.<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 the Gulf of Guinea countries, and parts of southern DRC, northern Angola and
northern Zambia. In contrast, there is an increased chance for above-average rainfall
over parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, northeastern DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda
and northern Tanzania.<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">For the past 90 days, below normal rainfall deficits remain
in general over parts of northern & central India, Koreas, Japan, coastal
eastern China, Papua New Guinea, and parts of south eastern Australia.
Elsewhere the monsoon rainfall is at normal to above normal levels. For the
past 30 days, neutral to mild below
normal rainfall deficits are noted over northern and north central India, but
larger deficits are noted over southeastern coast of southern peninsular India,
parts of Cambodia, southern Vietnam,
Papua New Guinea, and south eastern coastal Australia. Elsewhere the rainfall
amounts are near normal to above normal.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this past week, the observed rainfall amounts have
generally been mostly positive everywhere across the region, except over
Cambodia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.
In the upcoming two weeks, the NCEP GFS model generally predicts below
normal rainfall over much of the whole region, except over parts of northeast
India, Burma, Vietnam, the Philippines and some eastern parts of Australia.<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, Brazilian Plateau and southern Brazil.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the last 7 days, below-average precipitation was
observed over much of the northern South America and Brazil. Above-average precipitation was observed over
portions of northern Brazil as well as the extreme southern Brazil and eastern
Colombia. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Days 1-7 (16-22 Oct 2017), below-average precipitation
is predicted over much of northern and central Brazil, as well as western
Colombia and southern Chile. Above-average precipitation is predicted for the
extreme southern Brazil, Uruguay and southern Paraguay.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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></span></p><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>
<div cols="72">5830 University Research Court </div>
<div cols="72">College Park, MD 20740 </div>
<div cols="72">USA </div>
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