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=== Sea and land breeze fronts ===
[[File:LAKE BREEZE-en.gif|thumb|Idealized circulation pattern associated with a [[sea breeze]]]]

[[Sea breeze]] fronts occur on sunny days when the landmass warms the air above it to a temperature above the water temperature. Similar boundaries form downwind on lakes and rivers during the day, as well as offshore landmasses at night. Since the [[specific heat]] of water is so high, there is little diurnal temperature change in bodies of water, even on the sunniest days. The water temperature varies less than {{convert|1|C-change}}. By contrast, the land, with a lower specific heat, can vary several degrees in a matter of hours.<ref name=seabreeze>Glossary of Meteorology. [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=sea+breeze Sea Breeze.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314081147/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=sea+breeze |date=2007-03-14 }} Retrieved on 2006-10-22.</ref>

During the afternoon, air pressure decreases over the land as the warmer air rises. The relatively cooler air over the sea rushes in to replace it.  The result is a relatively cool onshore wind. This process usually reverses at night where the water temperature is higher relative to the landmass, leading to an offshore land breeze. However, if water temperatures are colder than the land at night, the sea breeze may continue, only somewhat abated. This is typically the case along the [[California]] coast, for example.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

If enough moisture exists, thunderstorms can form along sea breeze fronts that then can send out outflow boundaries. This causes chaotic wind/pressure regimes if the steering flow is weak. Like all other surface features, sea breeze fronts lie inside troughs of low pressure.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}