May 17th, 2010 
MODIS Satellite Image (Monday May 17) from SkyTruth
The Gulf oil slick may have entered the Loop Current and be heading towards Florida. The SkyTruth remote sensing blog posted a clear satellite image obtained today showing a long strand of oil being drawn southeast. The Weather Channel blog says:
Per The Weather Channel’s tropical expert Dr. Richard Knabb, “based on satellite images, model simulations, and on-site research vessel reports, I think it is reasonable to conclude that the oil slick at the surface is very near or partially in the loop current. The loop current is responsible in the first place for extending that stream of oil off to the southeast in satellite imagery.”
We’ll keep you posted as more information becomes available.
Thanks to Orlando Sentinel Beach Beat blog for links.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Miriam Goldstein, A and C BeMent. A and C BeMent said: RT @oystersgarter: Latest #oilspill news at #DSN: Satellite image suggests oil is in Loop Current, headed towards FL http://bit.ly/92Ge8P [...]
[...] drift toward the loop current, which would take the spill down the Keys and into the Atlantic (h/t Deep Sea News): Yesterday, the slick was dangerously close to the Gulf's loop [...]
[...] night, I posted a satellite image of a tendril of oil moving southeast. Today, NOAA head Jane Lubchenco has confirmed that some oil has reached the Loop [...]
It would be interesting to see how far this can travel, and the time. Will there be scares of this for years?
I meant scars…sorry for the spelling, just typing fast.