Bryan HanselSea smoke surrounds the US Coast Guard Station in the Grand Marais harbor. The dark clouds in the background are clouds of lake effect snow.
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gkatz@bryanhansel beautiful. When did you take this?
@gkatz Wednesday morning
ProgGrrl@bryanhansel curious here, why called this sea smoke, rather than fog or mist?
@ProgGrrl that's a good question. I don't know the origin of the term, but it describes a specific type of fog that is formed when really cold air moves over warm water. It only happens in winter around here on the big lake. I imagine it's regional on whether or not it's called sea smoke, steam fog or frost smoke. All of those are different terms that people use.