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Tropical Storm Alex is gaining strength as it swirls across the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Mexico’s northeastern coast that threatens to push oil from the massive spill farther inland.
A hurricane watch has been issued for the coasts of south Texas and northeastern Mexico. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours.
The tropical storm’s center isn’t expected to approach the area of the oil spill off Louisiana’s coast, but Stacy Stewart, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said Alex’s outer wind field could push oil from the spill farther inland and hinder operations in the area.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Alex is expected to become a hurricane Tuesday.
When Alex became the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, officials immediately worried what effect it could have on efforts to contain the millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf.
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