Africa Briefing Africa Briefing 01 June 2010 Endalkachew Bekele 7 Day 30 Day Last WeekThis Week Jimma - Ethiopia Sinjah - Sudan Waterhole Monitoring for Livestock Early WarningEthiopia Kenya Number of Rainy Days in 30 days from: Daily Soil Water Index (SWI) May 18 /2010May 24/2010May 30 /2010 May 10 /2010 May 20 /2010May 30 /2010 Belg Grain Maize Daily WRSI, May 30, 2010, Seasonal r/f anomaly (from March 1/2010) Last WeekThis Week 7 Day 30 Day Last WeekThis Week Precipitation Anomaly May 1 May 30, 2010 Bouchi - Nigeria Komasi - Ghana Number of Rainy Days in 30 days from: Daily Soil Water Index (SWI) May 18 /2010May 24/2010May 30 /2010 May 10 /2010May 20 /2010May 30 /2010 WRSI, Millet, Dekadal, May 2010, dekad -2 VHI, week 21 May 27, 2010 R/f anomaly, May 1 May 30, 2010 Above average precipitation expected over western Sahel during Jun-Aug 2010 CFS 382 Precipitation Forecasts Jun-Aug 2010, April Initial Conditions Above average precipitation expected across the Sahel and parts of the Greater Horn of Africa during Jul-Sep 2010 Heaviest rainfall expected along coastal areas of West Africa CFS T382 Precipitation Forecasts Jul-Sep 2010, April Initial Conditions Hovmuller Map, May 27 May 31 / 2010 (12 hr time step) TC 03A GEFS Prob. Exceeding 50mm