Gust front

Gust front

The blustery front edge of a thunderstorm. It separates warm surface air currents from cold downdrafts.

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gust front

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A boundary found ahead of a thunderstorm that separates cold storm downdrafts from warm humid surface air. Winds in this phenomenon are strong and fast.

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gust front

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The blustery front edge of a thunderstorm. It separates warm surface air currents from cold downdrafts.

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The leading edge of the cool, gusty surface winds produced by thunderstorm downdrafts. Sometimes confused with an outflow boundary. See first gust.

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