View official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oil slick trajectory maps and links to questions and answers regarding the oil spill and its proximity to the Florida Keys. Forecast maps are updated daily to plot and project approximate positions of the oil slick, and provide the latest available forecast showing movement in and around Gulf waters. Click here for the latest news.

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Oil Spill Forecast-Related Graphics

As of Aug. 25, 2010, NOAA has ceased producing oil trajectory maps because there is no observable oil. However, scattered tarball impacts may be found on northern Gulf shorelines. The spill site is 500 miles to the northwest of Key West. Graphic courtesy NOAA.

Official NOAA map, updated Aug. 27, indicates fisheries closure boundary areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Closest point of the closure boundary to Key West is more than 270 miles to the northwest. Graphic courtesy NOAA.

Important Information
for Florida Keys Visitors

• The Florida Keys are fully open to visitors and there are no oil impact risks to the island chain, according to NOAA.
• The leak has been capped since July 15 and no new oil has entered the northern Gulf of Mexico since that date.
• The Florida Keys have not been physically impacted from the Gulf oil spill and the risks for future impacts are now extremely minimal according to NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard who add that risk will go to zero once the well is completely killed, prior to the end of August.
• There are no advisories recommending against travel to the Florida Keys or any other precautions advising visitors and residents not to engage in fishing, diving, swimming or other water sports, according to the Monroe County Health Department.
• A portion of the Gulf of Mexico, more than 270 miles northwest of the Keys, has been closed by NOAA Fisheries to protect the public. No area in the Keys is under the order. That means Keys-caught seafood has not been affected and is safe to consume.

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