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Oil could hit Florida Panhandle by Wednesday

Posted on 6/1/10 at 8:58 pm
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
26905 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 8:58 pm
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PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida beach might get hit with oil from the Deepwater Horizon accident for the first time Wednesday as sheen likely caused by the accident was reported less than 10 miles off Pensacola Beach.

A charter boat captain reported the oil Tuesday afternoon and state and local environmental officials confirmed that it was about 9.5 miles offshore. Winds are forecast to blow from the south and west, pushing the outer edges of massive slick from the spill closer to western Panhandle beaches.

Emergency crews began Tuesday scouring the beaches for oil and shoring up miles of boom. Escambia County will use it to block oil from reaching inland waterways, but plans to leave beaches unprotected because they are too difficult to protect and easier to clean up.
This post was edited on 6/1/10 at 8:59 pm
Posted by back9Tiger
Island Coconut Salesman
Member since Nov 2005
17633 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:12 pm to
Ill be in destin tomorrow...
Posted by Meezy
DA Bomb Squad
Member since Apr 2005
6960 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:12 pm to
Goin to Destin next week. This is not what I wanted to see!!!
Posted by Bwana Whiskey
Member since Dec 2008
6777 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:12 pm to
god save panama city
Posted by jennBN
Member since Jun 2010
3242 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:13 pm to
I hope god saves us all, but Orange Beach is a good place to start...
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:20 pm to
Destin in 2.5 weeks......

Maybe the wind will shift
Posted by Sir Barkevious
Florence, Italy
Member since Dec 2009
1974 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:28 pm to
My beach house is fricked
Posted by Lafman
Member since Mar 2010
540 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:35 pm to
If so, then you will see the Fed step it up big time IMO. They have GOT to save Fla's precious beaches.....
Posted by Bwana Whiskey
Member since Dec 2008
6777 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:37 pm to
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If so, then you will see the Fed step it up big time IMO. They have GOT to save Fla's precious beaches.....


electoral votes my friend. but won't do much good if the whole shite house goes up in flames
Posted by Lafman
Member since Mar 2010
540 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:45 pm to
I agree...will be all about the votes
Posted by TailgatinTigers
NOLA BABY
Member since Sep 2007
704 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:52 pm to
Make sure you let me know how it is we are leaving on the 11th!!
Posted by back9Tiger
Island Coconut Salesman
Member since Nov 2005
17633 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 9:59 pm to
Its not the wind, its the currents that are always changing that is the issue...next week it may change for the better for the coast.
Posted by Bwana Whiskey
Member since Dec 2008
6777 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 10:03 pm to
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Its not the wind, its the currents that are always changing that is the issue...next week it may change for the better for the coast.


crossing my fingers for venezuela myself
Posted by back9Tiger
Island Coconut Salesman
Member since Nov 2005
17633 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 10:12 pm to
I'd love for that to happen.
Posted by nevilletiger79
Monroe
Member since Jan 2009
17570 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 11:31 pm to
panama city end of july i dont care what the beaches look like im still going
Posted by BradendUNT
Navarre, FL
Member since May 2010
17 posts
Posted on 6/2/10 at 1:43 am to
I know its just a matter of time until oil washes up on Navarre beach, I just hope it isn't alot considering that BP just said they might have the leak capped by Friday... Why didnt they do that in the first place??? I think the whole gulf coast should get dividend money just like Alaska does to put up with things like this...
Posted by guttata
prairieville
Member since Feb 2006
22630 posts
Posted on 6/2/10 at 6:41 am to
I'm in Destin right now. I guess I'm glad we decided to come this week vs in 2 weeks.
Posted by alaciamarsh
Jennings, LA/Elton, LA
Member since Jul 2007
2039 posts
Posted on 6/2/10 at 8:29 am to
Yuck, we will be in Fort Walton in July. According to hubby we still going since condo has offered to refund our money if the beaches are closed during our stay. Plus our condo has two pools and a lazy river to keep kids happy
Posted by CharlesLSU
Member since Jan 2007
33251 posts
Posted on 6/2/10 at 8:41 am to
....guys, sorry to be the party pooper, but it goes way beyond "seeing" oil. It is the smell and you cannot ignore it. It will make you sick to your stomach during your brief stays.
Posted by eye65
Member since Aug 2009
987 posts
Posted on 6/2/10 at 8:46 am to
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it goes way beyond "seeing" oil. It is the smell and you cannot ignore it. It will make you sick to your stomach during your brief stays.


a friend at home says he has been able to smell it for the last few days and thinks it is making him kinda sick. not sure if it is a coincidence or not....time will tell.
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