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This forecast summary is my *PERSONAL OPINION* of how the weather may unfold
next week. I will take no responsibility whatsoever for any actions arising from
its use. It is provided freely in the spirit of freedom and the great love for
meteorology that I personally enjoy and wish to share freely with others.

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Summary valid for Sunday 28/12/03 to Saturday 03/01/04
TOI (time of issue) Thursday 26/12/03 1830 UK local time This summary is based
on a quick appraisal of the GFS, JMA, ECMWF, UKMO, FAX, and ENS (NCEP ensemble)
labelled charts available from the superb http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten

Next week looks like seeing a very volatile spell of weather with the UK being
affected by deep areas of low pressure all week. Confidence on this aspect is
high but very low indeed for any detail, so little will be attempted this time.
There is a moderate to high risk of spells of very heavy rain in all areas
accompanied by gales. As deep cold air now lies just to the north of Scotland
there is also a moderate risk of localised heavy snowfalls, possibly closing
roads. These are most likely in northern Britain, near frontal zones and over
high ground above 200m further south. The greatest risk of severe weather is on
Sunday into Monday and during New Years Eve/Day when a particularly deep and
intense low could bring storms and snow to northern Britain. So to summarise, a
potentially stormy and wintry week ahead, especially in northern Britain and
over high ground further south, so if you intend travelling next week, you would
be well advised to keep a close eye on Met Office forecasts on the TV and radio.

Trend for the following week at very low confidence is for unsettled and rather
cold weather to continue.

As always this and previous forecasts are available at
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/weeklydiscussions.htm

This forecast was brought to you from Met. Office Dartmoor.

Finally, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish my numerous readers both on
the web and on the internet newsgroup uk.sci.weather a very happy and prosperous
new Year, whatever the weather !

Wintry cheers,

Will.
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