Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon on Saturday. Issued
0530z, 23 May 06.

The models show low pressure to the north for the weekend with westerlies
likely; the further north you are the more likely it is you'll see rain, but
all areas are at risk. Beyond that there are still signs that the low will
move away, to be replaced with a high bringing increasingly settled
conditions from the west.

ECMWF: http://217.160.75.104/pics/Recm1201.gif
A low lies to the NW, with a mixture of westerlies and SW'lies for the UK.
The low moves eastwards and deepens at T+144, introducing NW'lies and
WNW'lies for many areas. NW'lies affect the UK at T+168 as a ridge moves
eastwards.

MetO: http://217.160.75.104/pics/Rukm1201.gif
Low pressure lies to the north with westerlies for all as a result.

GFS: http://217.160.75.104/pics/Rtavn1201.png
Westerlies cover the UK due to a low to the north. The low moves away to the
east at T+144 with NW'lies as the result. The winds become lighter NW'lies
at T+168 as a small high moves over Ireland.

GEM: http://meteocentre.com/models/glb00_120.html
Unavailable today.

JMA: http://217.160.75.104/pics/Rjma1201.gif
The Japanese run brings westerlies across most areas with a low to the west
of Scotland. The low moves over the North Sea at T+144, leaving a trough
over England and Wales. Winds are westerlies for southern areas of England
with northerlies elsewhere.

NOGAPS: http://217.160.75.104/pics/Rngp1201.gif
NOGAPS also shows a low near Scotland, this time to the NW. Winds are
westerlies for all.