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Strong Fronts
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Cold at Storm Center Aloft
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Strongest Winds Aloft
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Forms outside Tropics
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Diameter of 500-1000 miles
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Energy Source: Horizontal
Temperature Contrast
Differences Between Tropical
and Extratropical Storms
Williams, The Weather Book
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No Fronts
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Warm at Storm Center Aloft
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Strongest Winds near Surface
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Forms over Tropical Oceans
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Diameter of 200-500 miles
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Energy Source: Energy Fluxes
from Warm Ocean