A GREAT EXPLANATION OF A CLASSIC MARINE LAYER! (credit: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard, California)

DISCUSSION: Wondering what all the fuss is about when meteorologists discuss what is referred to as a "marine layer"?  Check out the graphic below courtesy of the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles/Oxnard, California for an excellent discussion which goes through what a typical marine layer is and what the typical influences of a marine layer are on a given regions day-to-day weather conditions.  For more on other interesting high-impact weather content from across the United States, be sure to click here!