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A cold front is one where cold air is moving to replace warm air.

Cold fronts move fast and come with bad weather. The air
behind the cold front is colder and drier. On a warm front,
warm air replaces cold air. Warm fronts move slowly and come
with good weather. The air in front of the warm front is
warmer, and moisture. A stationary front has no movement.
When cold and warm fronts merge, the create an occluded
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Thunderstorms are arguably the single greatest threat to
operations. They may contain strong wind gusts, icing, hail,
driving rain, lightning, turbulence, and sometimes tornadoes.
Thunderstorm formation requires unstable conditions, a lifting
force, and high moisture levels. The life of a thunderstorm
passes through three stages. The cumulus stage is
characterized by continuous updrafts. When precipitation
begins to fall, the thunderstorm has reached the mature stage.
As the thunderstorm dies during the dissipation, updrafts
weaken and downdrafts become predominant. Also,
thunderstorms are associated with very thick clouds called CB
clouds. So the pilot should avoid it to heavy a safe flight
Precipitation is any form of liquid or solid water that fall from
the atmosphere and reach the surface of the earth. precipi

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