Verb (used with object) : to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.    From Dictionary.com. 

Caution in forecasting is indeed a sensible policy.    From Wordnik.com.  [This can't go on: house prices must drop or wages must rise. Which seems more likely?] Reference

In other words, weather forecasting is an “initial value” problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [2010 January | Serendipity] Reference

Willie Landman, of the long-term forecasting unit of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

We have the long-term forecasting ability of a mongoose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safehaven] Reference

The 2010 Olympics will put a short-term forecasting system known as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cosmic Log] Reference

First of all, forecasting is difficult especially about the future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investment Forum—1996] Reference

Breakthrough in forecasting US hurricane activity by UCL scientists.    From Wordnik.com.  [A bit of politics, more science] Reference

"Uncertain conditions make short - term forecasting very difficult.".    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference

This enhances their predictive power in forecasting real GDP growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Economic index forecasts moderate growth through September] Reference

None of them provides any long-term forecasting records of their own.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dash of Insight] Reference

Macquarie said market conditions make short-term forecasting "difficult.".    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference

In fact, as noted in our presentation, near-term forecasting is a fool's game.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Continuing economic volatility and uncertainty make long-term forecasting difficult.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Years ago I did my thesis in forecasting foreign exchange rates with neural networks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Open Climate Science or Denial of Service attacks? | Serendipity] Reference

Macquarie concedes that uncertain conditions make short-term forecasting very difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [NZ On Screen] Reference

Uncertain market conditions are continuing to make short-term forecasting very difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

"We did a bad job of long-term forecasting," said Craig Whittom, Vallejo's assistant city manager.    From Wordnik.com.  [California Cities Cut Police Budgets] Reference

Earlier today, we posted an item on the difficulties (and that's putting it mildly) of short-term forecasting.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

However the Australian investment bank said "uncertain conditions make short-term forecasting very difficult".    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

Some critics of the IEA, while praising its new study, say a revision in the agency's long-term forecasting is long overdue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Watchdog Warns] Reference

"We hope the long-term forecasting allows the Chinese government to make it a priority to mitigate future damage," Toda said.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

"We hope the long-term forecasting allows the Chinese government to make it a priority to mitigate future damage," Toda added.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

The input-output system has found extensive use especially in forecasting and planning, both in the short and in the long run.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Prize in Economics 1973 - Press Release] Reference

Predicting age structure effects forty years into the future is hazardous, and long term forecasting has a dismal track record.    From Wordnik.com.  [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference

So I think those are, when you're doing your sort of long term forecasting I still think those are good numbers to keep in mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

We have deemed ourselves wise in forecasting the future, and events as they have transpired, have written us fools for prophecy.    From Wordnik.com.  [God's Ways Unsearchable] Reference

These skills -- planning, organization, integration, long-term forecasting -- can be social and can transfer to a certain degree.    From Wordnik.com.  [Are Virtual Worlds Good For the Soul?] Reference

This in turn would aid timeous identification of hail-producing storms and lead to better short-term forecasting of severe storms.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

In terms of the problems with budget forecasting, is anyone aware of a study that shows how accurate our budget forecasts have been?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Budget Analysis, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Even if we assume that Al Gore is 100% right in forecasting a future threat of rising sea levels, time is an important consideration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Al Gore: Energy Hog] Reference

As we continue to navigate the current economic environment, we look at internal KPI's as one of our primary near term forecasting tools.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

The road ahead is likely to be bumpy, with Macquarie itself stating short-term forecasting is "extremely difficult" in the current market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Macquarie's Changing Model] Reference

Mr Ward said that market conditions were increasingly uncertain, making short-term forecasting for Macquarie's earnings outlook difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

You are spot on about "forecasting" -- especially in taking it back to the Romans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crikey » Canberra Calling] Reference

"increasingly uncertain" which made short-term forecasting difficult.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has called the forecasting of exchange rates a "coin toss.".    From Wordnik.com.  [TUSSLE AT THE TOP] Reference

We are going to start a new segment called forecasting and we are going to charge for these, if we are accurate, how is that?.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference