Chances are that BP oil spill may hit Miami coast by August

US Government forecasts (NOAA) are now estimating that there’s up to an 80 percent chance that the Gulf BP oil spill will reach the coastal waters off Miami by the middle of August 2010.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials say that Miami would see weathered tarballs, not thick blankets of oil, which is more likely to keep moving east because of the so called loop current, NOAA officials said in a report issued yesterday.

It is highly likely that oil moving through the Gulf of Mexico will soon end up affecting the Florida Keys, Miami and Fort Lauderdale coastlines. The loop current is pushing oil through the Gulf of Mexico at a rate approaching 100 miles each day.

The NOAA projections have built in uncertainties because efforts to contain the oil spill at the wellhead are expected to increase this month. The model assumes that oil is released at an average rate of 33,000 barrels per day for 90 days and predicts the location of oil after 120 days from the start.

See the BP Oil Spill Projections map Below:

BP Oil Spill NOAA Projection - East Coast US

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Chances are that BP oil spill may hit Miami coast by August