Bernard Burton wrote:
I think that SST anomalies are of limited value in forecasting, except on
the local scale. The current SST is a reflection of what has happened to
that area of water in the past. It has a close affinity to the weather
patterns that have existed in in the past few days extending back to weeks
with decreasing amplitude of effect. Long-wave global dynamical patterns in
the mid-upper troposphere that largely determine the run of events in
mid-latitudes, are reasonably co-herent in the medium term. However, the
dynamics of the mid-upper troposphere is little influenced by small
relatively local SST anomalies compared with the overall inbalances that
naturally exist between the equator and poles.


--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

I guess if there was a definate link with SST anamolies and our weather
it would all be to easy. At the end of the day we all seem to be
clutching at straws g

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net