Oil Forecast: Spill drifting toward Florida’s West Coast; 120 miles from Tampa Bay 4
— — WFSFCS West Florida Continental Shelf forecast of surface trajectories for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 120-hour Forecast, May 30, 2010 – June 3, 2010 An arm of the oil slick appears to have exited the Loop Current and is drifting eastward aided by onshore winds. By June 3, oil is predicted to be 120 miles off the coast of Tampa Bay and Florida’s west coast. Satellite Imagery: NOAA Video: floridaoilspilllaw.com Tags dispersant riser pipe syphon gulf louisiana alabama mississippi miami lauderdale tampa “st. pete” “palm beach” turtles coral reef pelicans dolphins terns oilspill oilslick oil BP Deepwater Horizon Transocean Halliburton Anadarko wellhead junkshot containment boom dome rov rig blowout preventer “lower marine riser” LMRP “top hat” “top kill” containment dome hat ixtoc exxon valdez volcano geyser loop current gulfstream “new orleans” biloxi
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