This turbulence is rather abrupt. THere is a hemispheric system crossing the troposphere.

August 14, 2013
0030.19z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of North and West Hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop)

The hemispheric system is reaching from the bottom to the top of this image. It is massive. 

There is usually hurricanes crossing oceans by now every year, but, the troposphere has been very quiet. The water vapor is in the upper troposphere. It appears to me to be a heat transfer system, but, it is not connected to a Mid-latitude vortex. It has to be connected to a vortex over the Arctic Ocean. There are multiple vortices in the mid-latitudes, but, they are independent to this new air mass movement.

I've watched this develop over the past twelve hours and the vortex offshore of Vancouver is nearly stationary. This is somewhat new. There is also a 'street' of vortexes east of the tropospheric air mass. The 'street' begins offshore Florida and traverses northeast.

I think that air mass traveling across the center of the North American continent is connected to that Vancouver air mass. That moisture accumulation of vortex is very new.

August 14, 2013
0030:19z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES West Satellite (click here)

The satellite below is about 11 hours ago. The water vapor accumulation is significant and is probably being pulled from the Equator. Although this is moving toward the end of summer and the water vapor from the Arctic Ocean and icefields is increased.

August 13, 2013
1330:20z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES West Satellite 

It sincerely appears this is the driving vortex to that new turbulence across the continent. As a stationary vortex it would dominate the moving water vapor and build strength to direct the equatorial air.  

The Jet Stream passing over Southern California (the dark air) is making an impression on that water vapor content. The Jet is dry and pulling the water vapor right out of the that heat transfer system where they intersect

This is interesting. There are large incident fires across the northwest and Alaska.

Well, the heat from them added CO2 to the region and might help explain the stationary aspect of that vortex and why it is fueling with water vapor now. 

If CO2 is concentrated before it dissipates into 'the entire' of the troposphere (gas laws) it will concentrate heat (infrared reflected off Eart) under it. 

With any luck, the firefighters will be getting some help soon. Let's hope it is not too much help. Mudslides. 

There ya go.

There is your heat concentration. 

August 13, 2013
1330:20z
UNISYS Enhanced Infrared GOES West Satellite (click here)

Yep.

The temperatures are still high. Earth started to spin hurricanes when we were here earlier this summer.
 

August 13, 2013
The Weather Channel
Actual High Daily Temperature Map

In the UNISYS map at the top of this entry has a promise of growing turbulence in the Gulf. With the building water vapor at the vortex in the northwest, there is a promise of storms there as well.

The Drought Monitor is no surprise. Drought due to Climate Crisis resulting in wildfires. 
 
August 6, 2013
US Drought Monitor

The next monitor will be out in two days. It should be interesting because it will be dated for August 13, 2013. Today.

This is called a NEGATIVE Feedback Loop. High levels of CO2 in the troposphere lead to drought which leads to fires which leads to increase in CO2 from the fires while the troposphere is already up to 400 ppm of CO2. It is a dangerous troposphere and should have been avoided at all costs. Everyone was told. It should never have been a political issue. The DEPENDENCE of the USA elections on special interest monies is the enemy. 

The political system in the USA has a lot of problems. This is one of them. The government is failing to protect it's citizens.