Galapagos and El Ninô 2009/10

[jjacobsen22]

Hi Guys -
I have booked two liveaboards to the Galapagos in december 2009, and August 2010. But I have seen remarks on this board, that the El Ninô is expected to be quite bad at that time, and I´m getting nervous and worrying that it will make these two very expensive trips less enjoyable, and possibly make the diving not worth the money.
Should I cancel and rebook the trips for 2011 ??

 

[girellator]

Hello

Look at that :

Nino3-9805_Nino3-0304

I don't think that you can find more valuable information.
We are scheduled on the sky dancer for October 2010 .
Hope it will not be El Nino too .

 

[JoyfulNoise]

We just booked for April 2009. I am really excited about it. What a dream trip! I know the whale sharks aren't there, but I wanted the warmest water for diving. Plus visiting the islands will be cool!

 

[Bali Diver]

What does poster mean by El Nino is expected to be quite bad at that time.

Very confused by that comment.

Thanks

 

[Kevrumbo]

Actually, it looks like there's going to be a neutral transition period from present La Niña conditions:

ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory.
Synopsis: La Niña is expected to gradually weaken with increasing chances (greater than 50%) for ENSO-neutral conditions during the Northern Hemisphere Spring.

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.pdf

(The next ENSO Diagnostics Discussion is scheduled for 9 April 2009.)