User:Daveology/Pacific Data Void

The Pacific Data Void is a large area over the Pacific Ocean, roughly bounded by The west coast of North America, Hawaii, and Alaska, in which there is a lack of sufficient thermodynamic and wind data for use by weather forcasters. While there are rawinsonde sites all over North america, there are none over the North East Pacific Ocean. This fact, combined with the prevailing winds being westerly due to the jet stream, results in the void.