Captiva Oil Spill Updates and Forecasts

For those who have been planning summer’s end vacations to eastern Florida, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has the potential to disrupt their plans totally. Fortunately, though, most of Florida’s beaches are still clean, and swimming is even still allowed in most of the waters of the area. This is because the wind and the direction of the currents has made the oil more of a problem in Louisiana, although there have been some issues in the north of Florida’s Gulf coast region.

Those who are planning vacations to the beautiful Sanibel Captiva area will be glad to note that officials are giving the oil less than a one percent chance of reaching the islands. As of now, the beaches are pristine and beautiful. Visitors and residents are even reporting that the smells of burning tar which affected some of the Florida beaches haven’t reached Captiva yet.

If you’re planning to visit Captiva soon, look for Captiva oil spill updates frequently. Officials are currently releasing forecasts in seventy-two hour increments. It’s impossible to predict further into the future than this, as the ocean currents and winds can change things fairly quickly. As of now, though, the seventy-two hour forecast is clear and beautiful, with the Captiva beaches being free from tar balls and totally safe for swimmers of all ages.

The Sanibel Captiva oil spill updates will continue to be released as long as the oil spill is a problem in the area. Clean up efforts are going well for many areas, though. Environmental officials estimate that right now, only 25% or so of the oil that was originally leaked from the ocean floor is present on the surface of the water. The rest has been cleaned up manually or with fire or has simply dispersed into the environment.