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Weather Fronts• Warm Front• Cold Front• Stationary Front• Occluded Front
WARM FRONT SYMBOL
WARM FRONT
WARM FRONT
WARM FRONT
WA
RM
FR
ON
TC
OLD
FR
ON
T
Short, usually intense storms - (thunderstorms,
squalls, tornadoes)
They usually pass fairly quickly.
Bring a steady drizzle, light
rain; a low cloud base, and
possibly fog.
They may take a day or two to
pass.
COLD FRONT SYMBOL
COLD FRONT
COLD FRONT
Stationary Front
The differences in their temperatures and pressures have almost equalized.
Result - usually little wind but a long period of rain
Stationary Front
OCCLUDED FRONT SYMBOL
OCCLUDED FRONT
The cold front contributes high winds and unsettled conditions; the warm front contributes steady heavy rain
OCCLUDED FRONT
HIGH PRESSURE AREA
LOW PRESSURE AREA
Links
• Weather animations for WARM and COLD Fronts– http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es200
2/es2002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization