UK GAS-Prices fall on ample supply, revised weather forecasts

* Kaarstoe gas processing plant to ramp up on Saturday (Shenzhen: 002291.SZ - news)

* Contract for next week down by more than 5 pct (Updates prices)

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British wholesale gas prices fell on Friday on an expected rise in supply and as some weather forecasts pointed to slightly milder temperatures than previously indicated.

Gas for day-ahead delivery fell 0.75 pence to 34.10 pence per therm, while the contract for working days next week fell by 2 pence, or more than 5.5 percent, to 34 p/therm.

Imports from the Netherlands through the BBL (Shenzhen: 002776.SZ - news) pipeline have risen and Norway's Kaarstoe gas processing plant should return to normal production on Saturday after a partial shutdown that started early on Friday.

The system was largely balanced by 1600 GMT on Friday, with demand forecast at about 308 million cubic metres (mcm) and flows at around 307 mcm, National Grid (LSE: NG.L - news) data showed.

In the Netherlands, the day-ahead gas price at the TTF hub fell 0.63 euros to 14.75 euros per megawatt-hour.

(Reporting by Susanna Twidale and Nina Chestney; Editing by David Goodman)