US CPC Says ENSO-Neutral Is Likely To Persist Through September With Near 70% Chance

June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC):

• SAYS ENSO-NEUTRAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR AVERAGE OVER MOST OF THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN

• SAYS ENSO-NEUTRAL IS LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH SEPTEMBER WITH NEAR 70% CHANCE

• SAYS BY LATE FALL AND EARLY WINTER ENSO-NEUTRAL IS FAVORED BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOWER WITH 48% CHANCE OF ENSO-NEUTRAL AND 41% CHANCE OF LA NIÑA