just the gooey, icky oil has been spotted in at least four locations. officials say the effected areas are relatively small, and so far have not closed any the of beaches, at least yet. authorities throughout the gulf region, though, they are certainly keeping watch on tropical storm alex. but the storm may miss, we're hoping, at least, it will miss this massive oil slick. meteorologist chad myers tracking alex. and is chad, we're hoping, waiting it just produces some big waves and that's it. >> i think for sure the i, because it will have an eye again, because it's going to be a hurricane again. let me draw it out for you. here is the western edge of cuba. this would be the tip where cancun is, cozumel, right there. now back into water. that is the bay. very, very warm water here. in fact, this is the exact area that the greatest oil spill in all of western hemisphere ever came from that ishtack oil