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Expecting to upgrade to Tropical Storm Alex by Saturday. This system developed south of Cuba the last couple of days, and some heavy rains are expected. Not anticipated to make hurricane class for the next several days, but if it survives the path across land and emerges in the Gulf intact - who knows...?
Speculation about what it could mean for the oil spill disaster varies with how the spinning storm may move across the area. It could push the slick south out to sea or north and east into land.
See Wunder Blog : Weather Underground
and excerpting from Weather could push oil spill farther along Florida's beaches - CNN.com
Speculation about what it could mean for the oil spill disaster varies with how the spinning storm may move across the area. It could push the slick south out to sea or north and east into land.
See Wunder Blog : Weather Underground
and excerpting from Weather could push oil spill farther along Florida's beaches - CNN.com
Meteorologist Karen Maginnis says the "preferred scenario" actually would be for it to head to northern Florida. That's because the oil spill has been gradually rotating counterclockwise. If the storm heads to the east of it, it would send the oil farther out to sea. If the storm heads more directly towards the central Gulf and Louisiana, it might push the oil toward Florida.