Reflections of the Calm Before…
Soft images of small billowy cumulous clouds reflect on the calm surface of the Atlantic Ocean as the sun gradually warms the ocean and the morning’s weather builds. Soon this innocuous looking line of clouds will shatter their reflections as they churn the water beneath with their downdrafts as they grow into nimbus clouds. Behind this nascent line, a towering cumulonimbus cloud forms it anvil top and unleashes its energy on the airmass below.