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• Same as Jet Max; a point or area ("streak") of relative maximum wind speeds within a jet stream.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Jet Streak. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jet-streak.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Jet Streak. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jet-streak (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Jet Streak." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jet-streak.

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