Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon on Thursday. Issued
0533z, 17 September 2006.

The models show an east/west split, with rain slowly pushing in from the
west towards the weekend. With wind from a southerly quarter, it won't be
cold anywhere.

ECMWF: http://85.214.49.20/pics/Recm1201.gif
Southerlies cover the UK, with a low to the WNW and a small but intense low
to the SW. By T+144 the latter vanishes, with SSW'lies across the UK. T+168
sees low pressure fill over Ireland, with light SE'lies and southerlies over
the UK.

MetO: http://85.214.49.20/pics/Rukm1201.gif
The MetO run shows a trough across Ireland, leading to SSW'lies for the UK.
The trough fills over Wales at T+144, with SW'lies for much of England and
northerlies for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

GFS: http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/pslv_frame.htm
A southerly flow covers the UK with low pressure to the west. One of the
centres moves over Scotland at T+144 with light winds elsewhere. By T+168
the UK lies under SE'lies, as pressure rises over Scandinavia.

GEM: http://meteocentre.com/models/glb00_120.html
The Canadian run brings a trough to the west with southerlies for all.

JMA: http://85.214.49.20/pics/Rjma1201.gif
A deep low lies to the west of Northern Ireland, bringing strong southerlies
and SSE'lies over the UK.

NOGAPS: http://85.214.49.20/pics/Rngp1201.gif
Unavailable today.

In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Darren Prescott
wrote :
Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon on Thursday. Issued
0533z, 17 September 2006.

The models show an east/west split, with rain slowly pushing in from the
west towards the weekend. With wind from a southerly quarter, it won't be
cold anywhere.

But just think how cold it's gonna feel when the blocking high finally
****es off and the NW winds return...
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)