weisberg says in the past the eddy current has gone as far west as the well site. if it does so again, it could push a considerable amount of oil through the strait, into the gulf stream and then up the east coast. >> it is hard to predict, in fact it is impossible to predict how the loop current and the eddy will behave over the short term. and it is hard to predict what the winds will do too far out. that is why it is important to update these models on a daily basis and see what happens and >> reporter: weisberg and other university scientists have undertaken a lot of this research on their own initiative, and weisberg is frustrated that it's not better coordinated. >> other people have been getting satellite images that we do not have access to. there are ships at sea there are there are aircraft overflights a lot of these things. someone within unified command would have put these things together in a nice data set so that someone like me or anyone could use them. that has not happened. >> reporter: despite the lack of coordination, scientists say much remains