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Weather Fronts Warm Front Cold Front Stationary Front Occluded Front
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WARM FRONT SYMBOL
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WARM FRONT
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WARM FRONT COLD FRONT 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.
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COLD FRONT SYMBOL
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COLD FRONT
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Stationary Front The differences in their temperatures and pressures have almost equalized. Result - usually little wind but a long period of rain
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Stationary Front
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OCCLUDED FRONT SYMBOL
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OCCLUDED FRONT The cold front contributes high winds and unsettled conditions; the warm front contributes steady heavy rain
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OCCLUDED FRONT
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HIGH PRESSURE AREA
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LOW PRESSURE AREA
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Links Weather animations for WARM and COLD Fronts –http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es200 2/es2002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualizationhttp://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es200 2/es2002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization
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