definition of
forecast

[1] #1 forecast v. [calculate] predict in advance. wn

[2] #2 forecast v. [calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure] judge to be probable. wn

[3] #3 forecast n. [prognosis] a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop. wn

[4] #4 forecast v. [bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, predict] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news". wn