Weather for the Sailor

AP - The first Atlantic hurricane of the year plowed ahead toward a collision with the Mexican Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday, whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and delivering tar balls and globs of crude onto already soiled beaches.

Partly cloudy 32°C

Humidity:

66%

Wind Speed:

21 KMH

Wind Direction:

E (100°)

Barometer:

1011 mb

Dewpoint:

25°C

Heat Index:

38°C

Wind Chill:

32°C

Visibility:

11 km

AFP - Britain has had the driest first six months of the year for more than eight decades, weather forecasters said Wednesday, amid warnings the lack of rain was putting pressure on water supplies.

Reuters - Hurricane Alex picked up strength in the Gulf of Mexico as it headed for land on Wednesday, flooding parts of the Mexican coast but staying clear of oil fields to the relief of crude markets.

AFP - The Obama appointee managing BP's oil spill disaster fund said Wednesday there isn't "enough money in the world" to pay all claims and suggested home owners with plunging property values could lose out.