The oil has also reached the point where the eddy connects to the Loop Current, Walker said. That means the oil is traveling eastward alongside the main stream of the Loop Current, and its likely that it will continue flowing with the current to Florida, Walker said.
Mitchell Roffer, president of Roffers Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service in West Melbourne, Florida, has also been tracking the oil spill by satellite.
Several scientists from different organizations have seen the oil in the Loop Current via clear and dramatic satellite pictures, Roffer said.
Nowhere to Go But On the Beach
According to Roffer, the northeast portion of the Loop Current has been moving eastward, closer to Tampa, on Floridas western coast . That means if an eddy sweeps the oil into the main current, it has nowhere to go but on the beach, Roffer said.
Once in the Loop Current, oil can travel south and enter the Gulf Stream, a powerful ocean conveyor belt that carries warm water up the eastern seaboard.
Oil brought to Floridas east coast could then get pulled into inlets and harbors, where it would settle into the mangrove forests that are nurseries for many species of sea life, Roffer pointed out in early May.
On Monday the Coast Guard reported the discovery of 20 tar balls at Key Wests Fort Zachary Taylor State Park. The sticky balls of congealed oil are currently being analyzed to determine if they came from the Gulf spill.
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