Oil has hit barrier islands off Mississippi and Alabama, and was only six miles off the Florida Panhandle on Thursday morning, state emergency management officials have reported.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected that winds will continue through Saturday to push oil on the surface of the Gulf toward barrier islands along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.

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Over one million feet of barrier boom have been deployed to hold the oil back.

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Admiral Allen announced yesterday, for example, that, after a bunch of back-and-forth between state and federal experts, he is prepared to authorize moving forward with a portion of the idea for a barrier island that may stop some of the oil from coming ashore.

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We have approved the construction of new barrier islands in Louisiana to try and stop the oil before it reaches the shore, and we are working with Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida to implement creative approaches to their unique coastlines.

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President Obama announced Thursday that the federal government was approving a small part of a plan by state and local officials in Louisiana to spray sand on gulf barrier islands to build them up as a defense against incoming oil.

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"The news continued to show oiled pelicans and areas on the barrier islands which gave everyone the impression that the Gulf beaches were one big cauldron of oil, " Mobile, Alabama resident Tilmon Brown said.

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