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warm front

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warm front
Meteorol the boundary between a warm air mass and the cold air above which it is rising, at a less steep angle than at the cold front

warm front [′wȯrm ‚frənt]
(meteorology)
Any nonoccluded front, or portion thereof, which moves in such a way that warmer air replaces colder air.


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The warm conveyor belt lies on the warm side of the cold front and brings tropical maritime air northward into the storm where it overruns the warm front, leading to intense precipitation.
A warm front happens when hot air replaces cooler air.
Fronts: A warm front often brings light precipitation followed by warmer weather.
 
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