The North Eastern Pacific east to the continental divide is called Cascadia. The Cascadian bioregion encompassing the territories of the Alaskan Panhandle, British Columbia, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, northern California, and western Montana as well as very small portions of other nearby states and provinces.
A. Right off the bat because the main purpose is the keep a check on the weather, seeing if it's a storm developing or just to collect data and compare with past/ recent data.
