Tropical Storm Bonnie forms near the Bahamas

[Electric Monk]

Source: Reuters

MIAMI (Reuters) - A tropical storm formed near the Bahamas on Thursday on a track that could take it over BP's oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.

The U.S. National Hurricane Centre said Tropical Storm Bonnie, the second named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, was packing maximum sustained winds of 40 miles (65 kph) per hour.

Weather models project the storm will skirt south of Florida and swirl northwest across the oil-rich central Gulf of Mexico, near where BP is cleaning up its massive oil spill, before hitting the Louisiana or Texas coasts.

Forecasters say this year's hurricane season could be the worst since 2005, when Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma caused havoc in the Gulf Coast, damaging oil rigs and refineries and forcing sharp cuts in production.

Read more: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE66L69M20100722

[liberal N proud]

1. Great! - And I am headed to Florida

CRAP!

[SunnySong]

5. We could use the rain (and a break from the heat) nt

[Dr.Phool]

6. Don't worry. It should be in the Gulf by late Friday.

We're expecting some rain around the Tampa area, but that's about it. Anything stronger should be down around the Keys.

[liberal N proud]

9. I will be heading to Tampa later in the week

Orlando Friday Night.

[Dr.Phool]

12. Your trip should be fine.

Have fun!


Even a hurricane is better than Cleveland in August. I moved from West Park (Puritas and Grayton) 8 years ago.

[Roland99]

11. Forecast paths have it missing FL (except maybe the Keys)

http://www.stormpulse.com

Gulf temps are very warm, too.
http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html

[Sancho]

13. Hell, I live here!

Global warming and oil spills really piss us off!

[Electric Monk]

2. BP Oil Spill: Gov. Bobby Jindal Declares State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Bonnie Heads to Gulf

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-oil-spill-tropical-storm-bonnie-heads-gulf/story?id=11229709

BP officials and the federal government are scrambling to prepare for storm, which grew in strength today to become the second named Atlantic storm of the season.

[SkyDaddy7]

7. Of course I understand this situation is different but...

ABC has become Bobby Jindal's own personal media outlet as they give him time almost every night to bitch and moan about Obama not doing enough to help with the clean up after it has been shown Bobby Jindal is not even using the help he already has!

[XOKCowboy]

3. Good luck to the poor in the Bahamas...

Remember not everyone in Nassau lives in the Atlantis.

[HockeyMom]

4. Only worried about this hitting the Oil Spill

Tropical Storm in Collier County where I live? No big deal.

[Purveyor]

8. 5-Day Projection Track

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT03/refresh/AL0310W5_sm2+gif/203213W_sm.gif

[Captain Boomerang]

10. So will this spread the oil and dispersant inland?

Will Little Rock, Arkansas be covered in oil?

[SunnySong]

Probably not... and no. nt

[SunnySong]

14. Probably not... and no. nt

[nalnn]

15. no

Probably not, but I did hear a Coast Guard rep. saying that residents on the coastal areas can expect a 'film' covering their sidewalks and facades. The good news about that I suppose is that it is apparently easy to remove.