NU Online News Service, June 28, 2:35 p.m. EDT
Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season, is intensifying in the southern Gulf of Mexico but is not expected to hit the location of the British Petroleum oil spill, according to officials.
Based on current forecasts, the storm should track well south of the oil slick, said Tim Doggett, principal scientist at AIR Worldwide, a Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm. But there is significant uncertainty in both the track and future intensity of the storm, he added.
"The outer wind field of the storm could push oil from the spill farther toward the Gulf Coast," Mr. Doggett said.
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