Gulf Oil Spill Update
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau is monitoring closely the oil spill currently affecting the Gulf of Mexico.
August 2, 2010
NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys, and East Coast
Southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the East Coast of Florida (including Miami-Dade County) are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to a new NOAA analysis. This analysis assumes the Deepwater Horizon/BP wellhead will remained capped.
“For southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Eastern Seaboard, the coast remains clear,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “With the flow stopped and the loop current a considerable distance away, the light sheen remaining on the Gulf’s surface will continue to biodegrade and disperse, but will not travel far.”
A large loop current eddy, called Eddy Franklin, has pinched off and detached from the loop current. As of July 25, Eddy Franklin was more than 100 miles from the nearest surface oil associated with the Deepwater Horizon BP source.
Until the loop current fully reforms, there is no clear way for oil to be transported to southern Florida or beyond, which is not projected to occur for several months. At that point, essentially all of the remaining surface oil will have dissipated.
NOAA has officially removed South Florida including Miami-Dade County from the trajectory path for the Deep Horizon Oil Spill. To date, there is no impact to Miami’s Atlantic shores, and all accommodations, restaurants and attractions--- as well as our 23 miles of pristine beaches from Key Biscayne to South Beach and to Sunny Isles ---remain 100% open for your pleasure.
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau is monitoring closely the oil spill currently affecting the Gulf of Mexico.
August 2, 2010
NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys, and East Coast
Southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the East Coast of Florida (including Miami-Dade County) are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to a new NOAA analysis. This analysis assumes the Deepwater Horizon/BP wellhead will remained capped.
“For southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the Eastern Seaboard, the coast remains clear,” said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “With the flow stopped and the loop current a considerable distance away, the light sheen remaining on the Gulf’s surface will continue to biodegrade and disperse, but will not travel far.”
A large loop current eddy, called Eddy Franklin, has pinched off and detached from the loop current. As of July 25, Eddy Franklin was more than 100 miles from the nearest surface oil associated with the Deepwater Horizon BP source.
Until the loop current fully reforms, there is no clear way for oil to be transported to southern Florida or beyond, which is not projected to occur for several months. At that point, essentially all of the remaining surface oil will have dissipated.
NOAA has officially removed South Florida including Miami-Dade County from the trajectory path for the Deep Horizon Oil Spill. To date, there is no impact to Miami’s Atlantic shores, and all accommodations, restaurants and attractions--- as well as our 23 miles of pristine beaches from Key Biscayne to South Beach and to Sunny Isles ---remain 100% open for your pleasure.
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