We looked at the satellite image of summer fog along the coast. Holistic View of Southern Weather Pattern - hurricanes need ocean temps. 18,000 ft. - higher winds, similar pattern to the 700 mb map. 36,000 ft. - very strong winds, again the pattern is similar to the 700 and 500 mb maps. The jet stream is the current where the winds are moving the fastest between the isobars.
Clouds move along the jet stream like a conveyor belt.
The jet stream can be found all over the globe, though may be weaker in some places. It is also referred to as the Polar Jet Stream. Jet streams exist anyplace with two cold poles that ate rotating. The highest mountains in the country are about 14,000 feet. The winds on the mountains are much stronger than winds down below.