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Storms May Cause a Disruption of Normal Oil Production Operations in the Gulf
Posted 2009-11-07
Two storms are stirring up weather in the Gulf of Mexico that will affect production in the energy industry beginning this weekend and continuing into Monday.

By Carly Porter
AccuWeather.com

Two storms are stirring up weather in the Gulf of Mexico that will affect the production of the energy industry beginning this weekend and continuing into Monday.

Tropical Storm Ida will come north and be in the Gulf of Mexico by Monday, while a second storm located in the southern Gulf could become a tropical system late this weekend as well.

The system currently developing in the southern Gulf of Mexico, whether eventually a named storm or not, will cause strong winds and high seas along the Texas and Louisiana coastal waters this weekend.

"This is going to be a three-day problem at the least," said Expert Senior Meteorologist and Tropical Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi. "Seas 15-20 feet and a 200-mile wide area of strong gale-force winds 40 to 50 mph will mean a likely disruption of normal oil production operations in the northwest Gulf this weekend."

Ida will continue moving northwestward over the warm waters of the northwest Caribbean this weekend. Ida could be in the Gulf of Mexico north of the Yucatan by Monday.

This is a complex and very rare weather event for the Gulf of Mexico, and not only has implication on normal oil operations, but also on folks living along the Gulf Coast and Florida next week.

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