Weather Alerts for Florida

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1. High Surf Advisory for: South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

2. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Franklin

3. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

4. 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

5. Rip Current Statement for: Pinellas; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee

6. Rip Current Statement for: South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

7. Special Weather Statement for: Coastal Levy; Coastal Citrus; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus

8. Special Weather Statement for: Eastern Alachua; Eastern Marion; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Western Marion

9. Tornado Watch for: Alachua, FL; Flagler, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL; St. Johns, FL

10. Tornado Watch for: Levy, FL

11. Wind Advisory for: Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inland Dixie; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor; Coastal Dixie; Northern Liberty; Southern Liberty; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks; Lowndes; Lanier

12. Wind Advisory for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County

13. Wind Advisory for: Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Northern Columbia; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation