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samantha mohr here from the international weather center with a closer look at the area. what are ca-- what are conditio looking lake now? >> reporter: looking good thank goodness. we may see a shower and a few tropical scares the last ten days or so. things looking fairly tranquil. they said in perth, great conditions for those coming and going in and out of perth. it's very warm, winds offshore at 189 kilometers per -- 19 kilometers per hour and great visibility with tremendous sunshine. the search area is shrinking as we have folks on the water and in the air searching for the black box and any possible debris. of course, the search area has shrunk quite a bit. and now that main search area is just over 2,200 kilometers away from perth. also the current sonobuoys search area is 1,700 kilometers away from the coastline, as well. that is how it works, deplaying the buoy and reaching down to some 1,000 feet where it passively listens for transmitting the pinging up to an airline or boat on the surface. the weather certainly cooperating. high pressure, a dome in place. of course, air