Contents

Purpose and Editorial Policy

Summary of Forecasts

Tropical Pacific SST Forecasts Utilizing Multiple Coupled GCMs - contributed by David G. DeWitt, Edwin K. Schneider and Daniel Paolino

Forecast of Tropical Pacific SST Using a Markov Model – contributed by Yan Xue

SST predictions with an intermediate coupled model of the tropical Pacific - contributed by Boris Dewitte, Dasha Gushchina and Yves duPenhoat

ECPC/NCEP March 2008 Seasonal Fire Danger Forecasts – contributed by J. Roads, P. Tripp, H. Juang, J. Wang, S. Chen, F. Fujioka