Okaloosa County News Release - Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill #26

Okaloosa County Beaches Open; for information, contact Citizens Information
Line at 311.

What's New:

• All Boom is being pulled due to the potential of
  tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Visit Okaloosafl.com to access
  health info, updates and the daily map of oil conditions or link:
  http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/dh_page.htm
• Local boom is being removed to protect the boom from damage to the
  boom and to protect the local area from the boom. Storm system will be
  monitored in upcoming days.
• US Fish & Wildlife, NOAA Marine Fisheries and the FL Fish &
  Wildlife Commission (FWC) plans to move sea turtle eggs from NWF beaches to Central East Coasts of FL, for more information, visit:
  www.fws.gov/northflorida.
• A Map of oil impact is now available on the web site and will be
  updated daily for Okaloosa County: Visit www.okaloosafl.com.
• Okaloosa Co. Oil Response Team can be accessed at
  www.okaloosafl.com or directly: www.okaloosaoilresponse.com.

Oil or Tar ball sightings: DO NOT TOUCH

• Tell a lifeguard; Local phone: Call 311, select 0; From most cell
  phones, dial #DEP
• Call the State Warning Point at 1-877-2-SAVE-FL (1-877-272-8335)

Destin East Pass: OPEN UNTIL OIL APPROACHES

• Mariners should tune into Channel 16 to get updates on Destin East
  Pass
• Boaters, please use caution/minimum wake around boomed areas.

View Gulf Coast Response & trajectory maps:
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/