Escambia Oil Update For Monday : NorthEscambia.com
The beaches at Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key remain open. The presence of tar balls continue on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key. Areas of impact include Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach and Gulf Islands National Seashore. The size of the materials typically range from 1/2 inch to 4 inches in size. Today’s adverse weather delayed air reconnaissance, clean-up and assessment crews responding to the beach and in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently 350 members of clean-up crews have been deployed in Escambia County. Earlier today reported distances of oil, sheen and tar balls varied by location along the Escambia County Coastline. It ranges from near shore to 5 miles out. According to NOAA projections, additional impacts are expected throughout northwest Florida within the next 72 hours due to moderate /strong southwesterly winds. Moderate southwest winds of 5-10 mhp will continue today, but will lessen and become more westerly tomorrow before shifting to the south-southeast on Tuesday. There is a 50-70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms across the northern-central Gulf and a slight risk of severe weather across the eastern panhandle which will hamper recovery operations across the region. Light choppy seas of 2-4 feet expected today will lessen to 1-3 feet tomorrow. Weather conditions will improve tomorrow and rain chances will drop to 20-40 percent.
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