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It seems that there is a glimps of hope.  The US Coast Guard reportet today that the latest attempt to reduce the oil sill is working well. Currently they are able to contain about 6,000 barrels per day and that they can raise this number to up to 90% of the spilling oil over the next few days. However they admittet that most likely there will be some oil coming out of the well until the releave wells are in place some when in August. Also positve was today that the Coast Guard reopened some fishing areas in the Gulf of Mexico. But still there are way to many Seabirds and other Ocean animals who are suffering under this major oil spill.

For all of you concerned about the water and the beaches in SW Florida – today they reportet, that the loop current is actually helping our beaches and waters. Currently this Loop Current did split up and the northern part of the loop current did build an eddie, this eddie keeps the oil in one certain area and the Oil Forecaster think that that will not change before later this year. That buys us here in South West Florida plenty of time to be pro active and we are.

Here are some interesant link, which give information about the current oil spill forecast, you will find several different modells, but all of them state that the oil wil not  have a major impact on beaches or coast of SW Florida.  

http://deepwaterhorizon.fsu.edu/projections/hycom/hycom_gfs.html

ttp://oilspill.fsu.edu/projections.php