Which weather change accompanies the passage of a cold front in the Northern Hemisphere?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — A line of cumulonimbus clouds
As a cold front advances, unstable maritime conditions generate towering cumulonimbus clouds and squall lines. Bowditch notes that this violent vertical development brings sudden wind shifts, heavy rain or thunderstorms, and sharp pressure troughs.
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