now. if it gets cut in the loop current it could empty out through the florida keys. officials in the keys are bracing for the potential spill impact and preparing to protect the prime tourist territory there. the calm ocean waters expected to keep the oil slick at sea for next couple of days but it is already lapping up against the shore and threatening marine life and wildlife. the oil forecast has it at the mouth of the mississippi river and inching ever closer. the massive slick grazing the shore of the barrier islands. cleanup efforts are underway, even before the oil arrives. rob marciano is live in gulfport, mississippi. how much longer are weather conditions expected to remain favorable? >> several days thankfully, but you have current in the gulf and mississippi river dumping into the gulf complicating matters even more. what we saw was the oil did infiltrate the chandelier