Weather Service Predicted FIrst Season's Santa Ana Winds, Also Predicts Rainy October.

CORONA, Ca - Sept. 24, 2008 (OWSweather.com) Forecasters are foreseeing a wetter than average season for October 2008. Less Santa Ana Winds and more rain.

Meteorologist, Kevin Martin, has a program coined UJEAS. The term UJEAS or Upper Jet Extended Analog System works as it sounds. It analyzes upper jet stream patterns across the global. Without over five million different patterns to choose from, the system determines the closest global pattern.The pattern chosen this next month is a rare one the forecast service calls.

"From 1850 to present only 5% of Octobers would be like the one we are forecasting," Martin said. "Many variables are coming together for a rainy month of October."

Martin states, that patterns of September are the type you would see for a wet October. The OWSweather forecast states that more rain will happen and less wind. Martin even notes a Pineapple Express type of setup.

"We are suspected to be in a moist pattern after the 20th of October," Martin said, "and this pattern is opposite of what Southern California's climate is use to. We could very well have an active rainy month ahead of us."

Octobers are commonly Santa Ana Wind disciplined months in the Southland. Martin expects a strong offshore flow Santa Ana Wind event between October 7th and 11th. Martin is already on calls with ones from the forestry service that he helps, supplying them extended gaze of this impending offshore flow pattern.

"Last year we gave a three week notice of the strong Santa Ana Winds of October 2007," Martin said, "and we strive to get the word out. OWSweather is the sole origination for an official Santa Ana Wind Forecast Center. We issue actual Santa Ana Watches and Warnings. Something no other forecast service does for this separate climatological occurrence."

More information: www.OWSweather.com