US CPC Sees 71% Chance Of La Nina During October-December

Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC):

• SAYS SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SSTS) ARE CURRENTLY NEAR-TO-BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN

• SAYS A TRANSITION FROM ENSO-NEUTRAL TO LA NIÑA IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WITH A 71% CHANCE OF LA NIÑA DURING OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER (OND) 2025

• SAYS LA NINA IS FAVORED BUT CHANCES DECREASE TO 54% IN DECEMBER-JANUARY-FEBRUARY (DJF) 2025-26

• SAYS ENSO-NEUTRAL EXPECTED TO RETURN BY LATE WINTER AND SPRING