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Theyre scattered about south of louisiana, south of texas, so it is standard operating procedure if there is a tropical storm in the gulf which there typically can be this time of year to get the nonessential personnel out of the way. heres a look at the way alex is shaping up now. the storm has intensified as it bears down along the yucatan and belize coastline. the winds are intense. right now maximum winds are at 65 miles per hour and the storm is really bearing down on this region. were seei...

Thursday afternoon near tampico, mexico. one thing thats difficult in terms of hurricanes is not just following where it may be going but there is forecasting strength. could be stronger, or weaker and the mild cone of uncertainty theres a chance the storm could veer well to the north or the south, possibly affecting parts of texas. watch it moment by moment here at cnn, your hurricane he headquarters. >> bp says they have not pulled out any workers who are part of the actual oil disaster respon...

Wasnt there we could be dealing with a powerful system. we have tropical storm warnings in place for the yucatan heading to belize. alex makes its way to the west and northwest. projected path, notice how it stans to fan out as we work our way through time, thats that uncertainty, once we work our way out further in time, its tougher to tell where it will be heading. a lot of the areas along south texas, need to monitor right now. the key right now, were okay in the gulf oil spill region. >> the...

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Expected, according to the national hurricane center to veer toward the north and possibly strengthening to a tropical depression. it may be a category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 miles per hour. the forecast brings it near tampeka, mexico. when you look at the white area, the cone of uncertainty, the storm may travel to the north and it could also die out all together. lets keep our fingers crossed. right now it looks like it will be headed for the gulf of mexico and it could shift the path mo...

Getting new information that the storm has been strengthening a bit. first off you can see on our satellite perspective here is alex. notice the flare-up of thunderstorms. the brighter purples and oranges are the highest cloud tops where we have the strongest thunderstorms. this tropical storm has winds of 45 miles per hour. its a strong tropical storm that is working its way into the yucatan now and certainly into the evening. the forecast track shows that it will likely develop to hurricane st...

Our forecast track actually takes it back over the bay of campeche. if it stays out there long enough, it could become a hurricane. notice the cone of uncertainty stretches through the central coast down through mexico. these situations change and fluctuate. the only thing that is a little encourages for residents more in the eastern gulf of mexico is when you look at the computer models right now -- these could change. but the general consensus, the lines are pretty much all heading in that wes...

The national hurricane center brings it right across the yucatan. into wednesday and thursday there it goes. the wind speeds going up to 70 miles per hour as we get into thursday. that is just four miles per hour away in intensity from becoming a category one hurricane. the spill area, of course, is where you have the "f" here. that being said, you have to look at the shaded area. thats your cone of uncertainty. theres a chance the storm could move further north, further south. all computer mode...

And gusts up to 85. keep in mind when we reach that threshold point of 74 miles per hour this is no long ear tropical storm but a hurricane. now, the question is where exactly is it going to go in this big area? youll notice this area that happens to be shaded in white. that is your cone of uncertainty. well, there is a chance the storm could veer off more to the north, perhaps to the south. it could die out all together. there is a lot that can happen over the next 12 to 24 hours. the most cruc...

Train go by here on the river this morning, there are concerns this morning about a tropical storm. it is our first of the atlantic hurricane season. it is on its way to the gulf. concerns about where it might go. you see the possible track. the cone there is a cone of uncertainty about where it will go and how exactly it will affect this entire gulf oil response. a whole lot more on that live from new orleans. let me hand it back over to you for now, kate. >> thank you, t.j. lets get a check ...