The sea-breeze front

• the sea-breeze front is the boundary between the cool, stable sea-breeze flow and the hot, unstable winds over land

• sea-breeze frontal passage is noted by:

  • change of wind speed and direction
  • temperature decrease
  • moisture increase
  • change in air quality

• max temperature at a station is often realized just before frontal passage

• clouds often form along the front

• the clouds along the front and the coastal clearing is often seen in satellite imagery:

• check out this movie loop of the Florida Sea breeze