Ocean effect

This is a great image of the ocean effect cloud formation. If you look off of the southeast coast, you can see how the clouds have a feathery appearence. This is due to the cold air from high pressure from the arctic spilling across the warm gulf stream waters. Here the cold air picks up the moisture off of the ocean and forms clouds. The clouds' feathered displays is reflective of the flow from the cold high pressure into the low pressure off of Cape Cod. This effect is similar to the lake effect snows, howvever there is no elevation change along the ocean that forces the humid air up to produce precipitation (orographic lift).