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2. Frost Advisory for: Coastal Flagler; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Northern Inland St. Johns; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Atkinson

3. Frost Advisory for: Glades; Hendry

4. Frost Advisory for: Inland Collier County

5. Frost Advisory for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Mainland Northern Brevard; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard

6. Frost Advisory for: Northern Brevard Barrier Islands

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8. Frost Advisory for: Suwannee; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Eastern Clay; Western Hamilton; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Coastal Camden

9. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

10. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County

11. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

12. Special Weather Statement for: Inland Collier County

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds