BRIEF-US CPC Says La Niña Conditions Are Present, Expected To Be Short-Lived

Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC):

• SAYS LA NIÑA CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL EQUATORIAL PACIFIC

• SAYS LA NIÑA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FEBRUARY-APRIL 2025 WITH A 59% CHANCE

• SAYS THERE IS A 66% CHANCE OF A TRANSITION TO ENSO-NEUTRAL DURING MARCH-MAY 2025

• SAYS LA NIÑA IS PREDICTED TO BE WEAK AND RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED

• STILL EXPECTS THE CANONICAL LA NIÑA IMPACTS THROUGH THE MARCH-MAY SEASON, AND POSSIBLY INTO THE APRIL-JUNE (AMJ) SEASON