00:00Ever notice how a perfect beach day can suddenly turn cool or how a sudden refreshing breeze can offer relief
00:06during a sweltering summer day just a few miles inland?
00:09That's the sea breeze at work. Here's what's happening. The sun heats up the land much faster than the ocean.
00:16As the air over hot land rises, cooler air over the water sinks and rushes inland to replace it.
00:22That moving air creates a sea breeze and it can change everything. Temperatures can drop 10, 20, even in some
00:29cases up to 30 degrees.
00:30An 80 degree June afternoon can quickly feel more like the 60s.
00:34Sometimes that cool ocean air even brings in fog and low clouds to the beach, but it's not all bad
00:39news.
00:40That same sea breeze can keep coastal temperatures comfortable during heat waves.
00:44Sea breezes often act like small scale cold fronts, often triggering thunderstorms that tend to develop just a few miles
00:50inland
00:50and very slowly drift in the late afternoon.
00:54So if the beach feels completely different from several miles inland, thank the sea breeze.
00:58It's nature's coastal air conditioner.
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