Weather Alerts for Florida

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Current Alerts for Altoona, FL: Fire Weather Watch Red Flag Warning

1. Fire Weather Watch for: Coastal Collier County; Glades County Lake Region; Hendry County Lakes Region; Big Cypress; Glades County; Hendry County; Northern Collier; Southwest Collier

2. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Palm Beach County

3. Red Flag Warning for: Baker; Union; Bradford; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion; Trout River; Western Clay; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Western Marion; Western Duval

4. Red Flag Warning for: Baker; Union; Bradford; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion; Trout River; Western Clay; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Western Marion; Western Duval

5. Red Flag Warning for: Coastal Citrus; Inland Citrus

6. Red Flag Warning for: Coastal Levy; Inland Levy

7. Red Flag Warning for: Coastal Levy; Inland Levy

8. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Nassau; Gilchrist; Northern Columbia; Southeastern Columbia; Southwestern Columbia

9. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Nassau; Gilchrist; Northern Columbia; Southeastern Columbia; Southwestern Columbia

10. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Southern Lake County

11. Red Flag Warning for: Sumter; Pinellas; Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Coastal Hernando; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Inland Hernando; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte; Inland Lee

12. Red Flag Warning for: Suwannee; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

13. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

14. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns

15. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County

16. 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

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Drizzle

Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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