| 11. | Stratus clouds are thin, flat, fog-like layers.
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| 12. | Stratus clouds are too low to produce virga, or rain shears that evaporate before reaching the ground.
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| 13. | For example, middle cumulus clouds are called " altocumulus " and high stratus clouds are " cirrostratus ."
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| 14. | Humidity can then reach saturation and condensation leads to a very uniform stratocumulus cloud, stratus cloud or fog.
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| 15. | Early summers can often bring cool, overcast weather ( fog and low stratus clouds ) to coastal California.
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| 16. | When stratus clouds are very thick, they become dark nimbostratus clouds, which can produce rain, drizzle or snow.
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| 17. | The frequency of fog and low-lying stratus clouds is due to a combination of factors particular to the region.
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| 18. | The low, sharp inversion can lead to areas of persistent stratocumulus or stratus cloud, colloquially known as anticyclonic gloom.
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| 19. | Stratus clouds don't produce accessory clouds, but a supplementary feature "'praecipitatio "'is derived from Latin, which means " precipitation ".
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| 20. | Low stratus clouds dulled the Southern California coast the last several mornings as Pacific moisture condensed over chilly coastal waters.
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