forecasting vs prognostication

forecasting and prognostication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forecasting	Yes	No	No	No
prognostication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, forecasting and prognostication are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of forecasting include foretelling, prediction.

forecasting (noun)	prognostication (noun)
a statement made about the future	knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
	a statement made about the future
	a sign of something about to happen