Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:09:24 EDT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/drought.php NOAA Information on Drought noaawatch@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us noaawatch@noaa.gov http://www.noaawatch.gov/images/rss/drought.gif http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/drought.php NOAA Logo http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt The Southeastern drought region should continue to see improvement, with the best odds for relief extending across the northern part of the drought area as well as along the coast. More limited improvement is expected over the longer run in the southern parts of the drought region due to seasonal forecasts of drier weather by April. Farther west, drought is forecast to persist over central Texas and in the western Oklahoma Panhandle region, with the odds still favoring expansion into west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Forecasts for drier weather have led to the Outlook showing persisting drought over southern California and southern Nevada, although deep mountain snow pack will boost water supplies this spring. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:10:35 EST ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov