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CHANGES UPON PASSAGE OF AN OCCLUDED FRONT |
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| Condition | Ahead of Front* | Behind Front* | |
| Cold Occlusion | Warm Occlusion | ||
| Temperature | Cold | Colder | Warmer |
| Pressure | Falling | Rising | |
| Tdew | - | Lower | Higher |
| Wind | To right as one faces front (parallel to front) | From back as one faces front (perpendicular to front) | |
| Clouds | Increasing well ahead of front | Decreasing | |
| Precipitation | Well ahead of front | Usually most intense on frontal line, but exceptions are common. Can trail front considerably. | |
*Prefrontal conditions are much like those
preceding a warm front. Postfrontal conditions
are much like those behind a cold front. Exceptions are the transitions
in temperature and
dew point which occur right at the front. Those are like a cold front
for a cold occlusion
but like a warm front for a warm occlusion.
Like warm fronts, occluded fronts
are much more common east of the Rockies than in the
West. Cold occlusions are most likely to occur during the warmer
months of the year.
Warm occlusions, which are rarer than cold occlusions, are more common
during the
colder months.