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Extratropical Low


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Extratropical Low A low pressure center which refers to a migratory frontal cyclone of middle and higher latitudes. Tropical cyclones occasionally evolve into extratropical lows losing tropical characteristics and become associated with frontal discontinuity.


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