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Old March 28th 04, 02:56 PM
Roy Smith
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Default What's an "active cold front"?

This morning's BOSC FA says:

SYNOPSIS...ACTIVE PTN CDFNT OVR ERN CSTL WTRS VA/MD/DE WILL MOVE
OVR INTL WTRS 12-15Z. OTRW..STNR BNDRY ACRS SWRN OH VLY THRU PD.
HI PRES WILL DMNT NERN PTN. BTR.

What does "active" mean in this context? Is there such a thing as an
"inactive" cold front, or is that just another way of saying stationary
front? Is there any difference between a "stationary boundary" and a
"stationary front"?
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Old April 11th 04, 11:33 PM
Ryan R. Healy
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"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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This morning's BOSC FA says:

SYNOPSIS...ACTIVE PTN CDFNT OVR ERN CSTL WTRS VA/MD/DE WILL MOVE
OVR INTL WTRS 12-15Z. OTRW..STNR BNDRY ACRS SWRN OH VLY THRU PD.
HI PRES WILL DMNT NERN PTN. BTR.

What does "active" mean in this context? Is there such a thing as an
"inactive" cold front, or is that just another way of saying stationary
front? Is there any difference between a "stationary boundary" and a
"stationary front"?


An active cold front would be one with frontal 'activity' associated with
it. Most likely there were some thunderstorms present.

-RH


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Old April 12th 04, 05:27 AM
Smerby
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Roy Smith wrote in message ...
This morning's BOSC FA says:

SYNOPSIS...ACTIVE PTN CDFNT OVR ERN CSTL WTRS VA/MD/DE WILL MOVE
OVR INTL WTRS 12-15Z. OTRW..STNR BNDRY ACRS SWRN OH VLY THRU PD.
HI PRES WILL DMNT NERN PTN. BTR.

What does "active" mean in this context? Is there such a thing as an
"inactive" cold front, or is that just another way of saying stationary
front? Is there any difference between a "stationary boundary" and a
"stationary front"?



Hi Roy

Ryan described an active cold front. An inactive cold front could
refer to a cold front that moves through dry air and causes no weather
at all. A stationary boundary and a stationary front are pretty much
the same.

Smerby
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