here s that tropical cyclone much further to the north. so the debris area or the object that has been sighted is well to the south. right now, relatively quiet. that s because we ve got this ridge of high pressure. but there is going to be a frontal system that starts to sweep across this region. it s not going to be very strong. but there s going to be an area of low pressure to the south. we ve got high pressure ridge to the north. as a consequence, this is an area known as the roaring 40s because unimpeded, a broad stretch of ocean where these weather systems can just move right on through. and they are not interfering with any type of land mass. when this weather system rolls in it already is seeing some fairly rough seas. you get this weather system on top of it, we could see seas on the order of 3 to 6 feet above where they typically are. that in addition to some pretty gusty winds. the roaring 40s. it is exactly as it sounds. and this is the area where that
the north and severe weather to the south. what will the day be like? it looks like interesting weather coming up over the next 12 to 24 hours. here is that tropical cyclone to the north. so the debris area or the object that has been sighted is well to the south. right now, relatively quiet. that s because we have this ridge of high pressure. but there is going to be a frontal system that sweeps across the region. it s not going to be very strong but an area of low pressure to the south. we have a high pressure ridge to the north. as a consequence this is an area known as the roaring 40s. unimpeded, a broad stretch of ocean where this weather systems can move right on through and not interfered with any type of land mass. when the weather system rolls in it is seeing rough seas and you get the weather system on top of it. we could see seas on the order of 3 to 6 feet above where they
conditions were ripe for fire. reporter: this is mike taibbi in los angeles. it is the driest and deepest drought on record in much of the western southwest and getting worse fast. in just past week, one estimate of extreme drought more than doubled from 27% to 63% of the entire state. the reason, the high pressure ridge beneath the jetstream that has seemed unmoveable. the jetstream is so far to the north taking the storms up and over that ridge. so that s why we are not getting the much-needed rain and snow that we so desperately need in california. among the consequences, reservoirs that feed tense of millions and water the farmland that feeds much of the nation at record low levels. scientists measuring the crucial snow pack. we got six. our specialty word as they trudge over bare ground that s usually blanketed about i now. less snow melt means some species of salmon can t get to their spawning grounds and have
karen mcginniss joining us now. are things going to look up for us there? they are stuck in a monsoonal flow now, meaninging they can see those afternoon thunderstorms pick up. this is where the farmers and growers receive the bulk of their rainfall. very dry, very hot northeast. look at the temperatures now. new york city is 89 degrees. boston is already at 91 degrees. as a high pressure ridge, the high still in place, it may shift a little bit. producing torrential down topou. just got an update that since tuesday at inlet beach florida, they have seen almost 22 inches of rain. temperatures are going to be hot across the west as you would expect, there is still that monsoonal moisture sweeping on into arizona and new mexico,
very stagnant weather pattern for quite some time. high pressure across the west, that high pressure ridge is gradually breaking down. those temperatures are not going to be quite as hot, but i ll show you that in just a second. boston today will be around 95 degrees, and the west temperatures still in the triple digits. ashleigh, back to you. all right, karen mcginnis, thank you for that. when we return, live in sanford, florida. the key question in the case involving george zimmerman. self defense or murder? does his story match the evidence? it s all coming up. [ male announcer ] fight pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath fast with tums freshers. concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. tums freshers. tum.tum.tum.tum. tums! fast heartburn relief and minty fresh breath. [ slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you ll forget you had heartburn. tum tum tu