ABSTRACT 



This atlas comprises a summary of average wind speeds in the Pacific north of 30*N. latitude, 

 and was prepared with the hope that it would aid the fishing industry in evaluating fishing conditions 

 and potentialities in that region. The data were obtained from the current files of unpublished wind 

 data nnaintained by the U. S. Weather Bureau. They represent observations made over a 60-year 

 period by a great number of ships traversing the area. 



For each month, with a few exceptions, there are 5 charts; the first 4 indicate the geographical 

 variations of the observed wind speeds that were < 20, < 25, < 30, and < 35 knots respectively. The 

 fifth chart gives the maximum observed wind in Beaufort scale for each 5-degree square of latitude 

 and longitude. 



