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1. Flood Advisory for: Palm Beach, FL

2. Flood Watch for: Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Inland Martin

3. Flood Watch for: Inland Volusia; Coastal Volusia; Inland Northern Brevard; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

4. Flood Watch for: Metro Palm Beach County; Metro Broward County; Metropolitan Miami Dade; Coastal Palm Beach County; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

5. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Indian River; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

6. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden

7. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin

8. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Volusia

9. High Surf Advisory for: Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands

10. Red Flag Warning for: Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Gadsden; Leon; Coastal Bay; Northern Liberty; Southern Liberty; Dougherty; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks

11. Red Flag Warning for: South Walton

12. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Franklin

13. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Indian River; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

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

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

16. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin

17. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Volusia

18. Rip Current Statement for: Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands

19. Wind Advisory for: Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie

20. Wind Advisory for: Coastal Martin; Inland Martin

21. Wind Advisory for: Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns

22. Wind Advisory for: Inland Flagler; Eastern Clay; Eastern Putnam; South Central Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns

23. Wind Advisory for: Inland Northern Brevard; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

24. Wind Advisory for: Inland Volusia; Coastal Volusia

25. Wind Advisory for: Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Southern Lake County

26. Wind Advisory for: Okeechobee

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds