91.   Meteorologists said they expected the El Nino weather pattern to persist up to June.

92.   Meteorologists said they expected the storm to abate Monday afternoon.

93.   Meteorologists said weekend weather in Brazil, meanwhile, should be clear, allowing for continued active harvesting of the competing crops.

94.   Meteorologists say El Nino, an abnormal weather pattern over the Pacific Ocean, has triggered the worst drought in half a century and has delayed monsoon rains.

95.   Meteorologists say that it may be August before the state gets substantial relief from the three-year drought that is contributing to the fires.

96.   Meteorologists say the epidemic may be reduced by a wave of cold weather which is expected to arrive Thursday and could kill flu germs.

97.   Meteorologists say the pounding rainfall and gale force winds would persist through the night but ease on Monday.

98.   Meteorologists said at least three typhoons cross the country from July to September in normal years.

99.   Meteorologists said cold weather expected Friday morning would help disperse the fog blanketing northern China, it added.

100.   Meteorologists said conditions had been clear for flying.