Local Winds and Fronts

6-1 BL The depth of convection is usually too shallow for precipitation to develop. However, sea breeze fronts can be a lifting mechanism for shower and thunderstorm development. This is caused by?

FAA LV BLM One weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in the

6-3 BL An air mass is a body of air that

Cold Front

Occluded Front

Stationary Front

Warm Front

BL What is the location of development of the squall lines?

6-6 BL Which is the location of low-level wind shear with frontal activity?

6-8 BL You have delayed your flight until a fast moving cold front to pass your destination airport before your arrival. By the time when you arrive at the destination after the fast moving squall line with high winds and thunderstorms, what would be the expected weather condition.

BL A wave cyclone typically follows a predictable evolution. Initially, there is a ___________separating warm air from cold air

BL In the fourth stage of, the wave cyclone model becomes a mature low. The occluded front forms as the _______ overtakes the ______