REPORT DATE: 06-26-2018
REPORT TIME: 0800 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: SOUTHEAST U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: Straits of Florida  6806 
IMAGE DATE: 06-25-2018
IMAGE TIME: 2328 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5x20 meter
LOCATION: 25°17'33" N/79°47'57" W
AREA: 3.74 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly stretched a total of 16.65 nautical miles in the North-South direction and appeared to emanate from the suspected point source. The anomaly showed mostly good contrast throughout its entirety and stood out against the ocean background. Surface winds were from the South/Southeast around 10 knots at the time of the image. Confidence is deemed to be Medium given the anomaly does not really widen with distance which is a known characteristic associated with bilge dumps.

UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly could be a ship wake.
ANALYST: WHISNANT
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