ATMOSPHERIC INITIAL CONDITIONS ARE FROM NCEP/REANALYSIS-2

OCEAN INITIAL CONDITIONS ARE FROM NCEP/GODAS

BLACK LINE IS OBSERVED SST's for NINO-3.4

5 GREEN LINES ARE FORECASTS FROM ATMOSPHERIC INITIAL CONDITIONS 9-13 OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH, WITH THE SAME OCEAN INITIAL CONDITION OF 11TH OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH

5 BLUE LINES ARE FORECASTS FROM ATMOSPHERIC INITIAL CONDITIONS 19-23 OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH, WITH THE SAME OCEAN INITIAL CONDITION OF 21ST OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH

5 RED LINES ARE FORECASTS FROM ATMOSPHERIC INITIAL CONDITIONS SECOND-LAST AND LAST DAYS OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND 1-3 OF THE CURRENT MONTH, WITH THE SAME OCEAN INITIAL CONDITION OF 1ST OF THE CURRENT MONTH