REPORT DATE: 01-02-2019
REPORT TIME: 1203 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: EUGENE ISLAND    24
IMAGE DATE: 01-02-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1203 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 29°21'54" N/91°47'46" W
AREA: 0.92 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was approximately 3.41 nm in length and approximately 0.14 nm at its widest. It exhibited good contrast to its surrounding. Winds near the time of image were from the NE at 10 kts. 



UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly was close to shore. The point source was unknown due to the anomaly being within the vicinity of various oil facilites, boreholes, and pipelines. 

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+46796&x=-91.79479&y=29.36609&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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