REPORT DATE: 08-07-2018
REPORT TIME: 1500 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MOBILE   916
IMAGE DATE: 08-06-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1630 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL2B 
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 10 meter
LOCATION: 30°05'37" N/87°52'59" W
AREA: 0.83 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. It is believed to be an oil slick that emanated from a possible oil facility. The linear anomaly extended approximately 3.63 nm NE to SW and 0.09 nm in width. The anomaly mostly exhibited relatively thicker oil which was the silvery/white portion. The orientation of the anomaly aligned well with both ocean currents, which were moving towards the SE, and winds, which were coming from the E-NE between 5-10 kts, near the time of the image. 



UNCERTAINTIES: There were three possible oil facilities that this oil anomaly could have emanated from.

ANALYST: RODRIGUEZ
Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46676&x=-87.907353&y=30.0892155&z=11&panel=layer

For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills

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