Fill Up Now! Gas Prices rising due to "hurricanes" & Who will get named 1st!

You may want to fill up your car cheap today as gas prices around MA are rising in response to:

1.)  Hurricane Irene -  several refineries in NJ shut down in preparation for Irene.

2.)  A yet to be named (Lee or Maria) tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico may meander over
 the oil platforms for several days up to a week. So they will not be operational.

A side tropical update.  As mentioned the other day,  2 areas may develop in the tropics during the next 24 hours. One in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the US east coast.  Which ever one becomes a tropical storm first gets the name "Lee", then the next name is "Maria".

Hurricane Katia is in the central Atlantic.  My feeling is that #2 will become "Lee" since it already has a circulation center and that # 3 in the Gulf of Mexico will become "Maria".  Many have discussed #3 as being a future "Lee". Just goes to show you how fast things can change in the tropics!