Charts analysed are for T+96 hours - 12Z Friday 13th February 2004
unless stated.

UKMetO:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rukm961.html
High pressure (1035mb) lies over England and much of Central Europe.
Low pressure (970mb) lies in the Atlantic to the west of Iceland.
Winds across England mostly light and variable, but light
south/southwesterlies towards the north and west. Most areas will be
fine and dry. Temperatures will be close to or just above normal.
Beyond this there is little change as high pressure sits over much of
the UK, although perhaps turning more unsettled in the west later.

GFS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn962.html
2m Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rtavn965.html
High pressure (1035mb) lies over much of England and Wales, as well as
much of Central and Western Europe. Low pressure (975mb) lies close to
northwest Iceland, with another low (995mb) to the west of the UK in
the Atlantic. Winds across the country are light to moderate
south/southwesterlies. Most parts will be mainly dry and fine. 850hpa
temperatures are close to +2C in many areas. Forecast 2m temperatures
range from +9C in the east to +11C in the west. Beyond this conditions
are fairly mild, with some unsettled weather moving into the northwest
as high pressure slips away southeast.

DWD:
SLP: http://www.wetter.com/home/img/sat/g...091200_096.gif
High pressure (1035mb) lies over Central Europe and ridges into the
UK. Low pressure (990mb) lies to the west of Britain in the Atlantic.
Winds across the country are mostly light south/southwesterlies. Most
areas will be mainly dry and fine. Temperatures will be close to or
just above normal. Beyond this conditions are mild and mostly settled.

NOGAPS:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp961.html
850hPa Temperatu http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rngp962.html
High pressure (1035mb) lies over Southern Britain and much of Western
Europe. Low pressure (970mb) lies to the west of Iceland in the
Atlantic. Winds across the country are light and variable in most
places. Most areas will see mostly dry and fine conditions. 850hpa
temperatures are close to +3C in many parts. Temperatures will be
close to or just above normal. Beyond this there is little change with
high pressure dominating over the UK.

JMA:
SLP: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma961.html
850hPa Temperatures: http://www.wetterzentrale.com/pics/Rjma962.html
High pressure (1030mb) lies over Southern Britain and much of Western
Europe. Low pressure (960mb) lies to the southwest of Iceland in the
Atlantic. Winds across the country are light to moderate
south/southwesterlies, strongest in the northwest. Most areas will be
mainly dry and fine. 850hpa temperatures range from -1C in the north
to +3C in the south. Temperatures will be close to or just above
normal in most parts. Beyond this conditions are rather mild but turn
somewhat more unsettled in the northwest later.

Canadian – T+72 hours for THURSDAY:
All charts: http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/data/m...ast/478_50.gif
High pressure (1033mb) lies over Southern England. Low pressure
(976mb) lies well to the west/northwest of Britain. Winds across the
country are mainly light to moderate west/southwesterlies. Many areas
will see a fine day with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will be
close to or just above normal in many areas.

Summary:
Models continue to show a mostly settled week ahead with a lot of dry
and bright weather, and only a possibility of the northwest seeing any
unsettled weather by next weekend. Temperatures will mostly be on the
mild side.