REPORT DATE: 12-13-2018
REPORT TIME: 1400 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 12-13-2018
IMAGE TIME: 1135 UTC
DATA SOURCE: COSMOSKYMED 
MODE: ScanSAR Wide VV
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 29°24'04" N/89°47'00" W
AREA: 10.02 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The 7.9 NM long by 1.2 NM wide (at its widest point) anomaly had good contrast with its background and aligned well with winds out of the SE at 10-15 KT. This anomaly is very likely associated with the Lake Washington Wellhead Blow Out. Therefore, we have HIGH confidence in this assessment.

UNCERTAINTIES: Marshes, canals, sandbars and other geographic features along with tidal action, currents and shallowness of the water in the vicinity of the oil spill may have interfered with the true extent of the appearance of the oil in this image. Additionally, oil may have worked into local channels and canals that may be too small to resolve in this scene.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46773&x=-89.7973605&y=29.4096965&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

If you would like to share any feedback about this report or have questions, please contact the operational analyst at (301) 683-1403 or send to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Email alerts are available only for federal and state government officials involved in response efforts. Requests to be added to the email alerts should also be sent to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Please allow up to 2 business days to process the request.