The winter may not bring needed rains. With the La Niña climate pattern in play, drought is expected to continue and intensify in California through February, according to a winter outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The seasonal projection, which combined satellite observations and computer forecast modeling, predicts that over the next several months, there will be warmer, drier conditions in the southern U.S. and cooler, wetter conditions in the northern part of…