Sea Breeze
A local circulation in which near-surface air flows from water towards warmer land because of differential heating.
It commonly develops by day as land heats faster than the adjacent sea, creating pressure differences and a return flow aloft. Onset, direction, depth and strength depend on coastline orientation, terrain, water temperature, cloud, stability and the background gradient wind.
A sea-breeze front can produce a wind shift, gusts, convergence, cloud or showers and may move inland. The circulation is not always cooling at a vessel and can be suppressed, enhanced or redirected by the larger-scale weather pattern.
