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Oil-Fighting Vessels in Gulf Docked Because of Alex
By not in system - AOL NewsGRAND ISLE, La. (June 30) -- Dozens of small skiffs, huge shrimp boats and even a swamp tour boat were tied to docks, winds whipping their flags and waves rocking them even in the sheltered marina. Most days, the fleet would be skimming oil from the Gulf of Mexico and ferrying workers and supplies. But Hurricane Alex churning in the Gulf turned many people fighting the massive 11-week-old spill into spectators on Tuesday. And they will be for days. "Yesterday we had redcaps instead of white caps," said Jesse Alling, a marine science technician with the Coast Guard. Officials scrambled to ...
Alex Grows Back Into Tropical Storm Over Gulf of Mexico
By not in system - AOL NewsBELIZE CITY (June 27) -- Alex strengthened back into a tropical storm as it moved across the Gulf of Mexico late Sunday after dumping heavy rains on parts of Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula that left four people dead. Alex, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), was headed on a path that would take it to Mexico's eastern coast around midweek. Its route was still well clear of the massive oil spill in the Gulf. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm will strengthen further over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and could become a hurricane within 48 ...
Alex Downgraded, But Likely to Strengthen to Hurricane in Gulf
By Paul Yeager - Politics Daily(June 27) -- Tropical Storm Alex has weakened to a tropical depression during its trip over the Yucatan Peninsula, but the reduction in strength will be temporary. It appears as if Alex is destined to become the first Atlantic basin hurricane of the season, and while Alex will not directly affect the area of the gulf with the oil spill, it will become a formidable storm. The interaction of land is what weakened the storm. Alex moved on Sunday into the much warmer-than-normal water of the Gulf of Mexico, where overall atmospheric conditions will remain favorable for development and Alex is ...
Tropical Storm Not Aiming at Gulf Spill Area -- For Now
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW ORLEANS (June 27) -- Forecasters say a tropical storm slamming into parts of Mexico isn't taking aim at the massive Gulf oil spill -- for now. Although storms can rapidly change course, the forecast could be a rare piece of good news for crews trying to control the spill, since any system with winds over 46 mph could force the efforts to grind to a halt. The logistics of containing the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico are mind-boggling even in ideal conditions. Add a tropical storm like the one swirling in the Caribbean and things get even more complicated. Any system with winds over ...
Tropical Storm to Swirl Into Gulf Next Week
By Paul Yeager - Politics Daily(June 26) -- Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic basin hurricane season, has formed in the northwestern Caribbean. The storm will bring heavy rain and wind to parts of Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and western Caribbean islands this weekend and will likely redevelop in the southern Gulf of Mexico next week, possibly becoming the first hurricane of the season. As of Saturday afternoon, Alex, located 310 miles south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Tropical Storm warnings are in effect for the east coast of the Yucatan ...
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