Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon on Wednesday. Issued
0559z, 4/12/04.

The runs persist in showing a mobile outlook with mild, wet and windy
weather likely for most towards the end of next week. SE England in
particular may remain more settled though, due to a ridge from the nearby
European high. As ever, more runs are needed.

ECMWF: http://64.246.48.81/pics/Recm1201.gif
Southerlies and SW'lies cover the UK, with a ridge over England from a high
to the east. There's little change at T+144 as a trough moves eastwards, but
by day 7 a new ridge covers England, Ireland and Wales, with westerlies for
Scotland.

MetO: http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rukm1201.html
The UK lies under SSW'lies due to a ridge over England and Wales.
Southerlies affect the UK at T+144 as a trough moves eastwards.

GFS: http://64.246.48.81/pics/Rtavn1201.gif
A trough lies to the west of the UK, leading to SW'lies for all. 850hPa
temperatures vary from +6C over southern England to +1C over NW Scotland. A
trough moves eastwards over the UK at T+144, to be followed by SW'lies for
all on day 7. Day 8 sees SW'lies and WSW'lies over the UK with another
trough to the west. There's little change on day 9, but by day 10 a deep low
to the north brings westerly gales across the UK.

GEM: http://www.meteocentre.com/models/glb00_120.html
The Canadian run shows a low near Iceland and a trough to the west of the
UK. As a result, winds are SW'lies for all, albeit light over SE England.
850hPa temperatures vary from +6C over Kent to +2C over NW Scotland. The
trough moves over the Irish Sea at T+144 to bring SW'lies for much of the
UK; Northern Ireland is the exception with WNW'lies.

GME/DWD:
http://www.wetter.com/home/img/sat/g...040000_120.gif
Southerlies and SW'lies cover the UK as the result of a ridge over southern
England and a low to the NW.

JMA: http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rjma1201.html
A deep low is located to the south of Iceland and this brings SW'lies across
the UK. The winds become southerlies at T+144 due to a secondary low west of
Ireland.

NOGAPS: http://129.13.102.67/wz/pics/ngp10.prp.120.europeg.gif
NOGAPS also shows SW'lies across the UK, this time with low pressure to the
SW of Iceland.

GM CPTEC: http://www.cptec.inpe.br/prevnum/Global126_sx6_Gl.shtml
WSW'ly gales cover the UK, again due to low pressure near Iceland.

KMA: http://www.kma.go.kr/kma03/gif/g21nh_smsr_120.gif
Yet again there's a deep low near Iceland and this time it brings WSW'lies
across the UK.