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On January 25, 2023, NOAA satellites captured an unusually long

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and long-lived rope cloud over the Gulf of Mexico.

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A ropce cloud is a very long, narrow, rope-like band of cumulus clouds.

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The develop at the dividing line between cooler and warmer air.

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The rope cloud was produced by a cold front pushing warm,

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maritime air from the Gulf of Mexico upward.

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This allowed water vapor to condense and the cloud to form.

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Rope clouds are sometimes visible in satellite imagery

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at the boundary of different air masses.

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Satellite imagery can capture rope clouds,

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indicating a potentially changing weather pattern.

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Earth From Orbit: Rope Clouds

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