REPORT DATE: 01-11-2019
REPORT TIME: 0115 UTC
REGION: PACIFIC
SUB REGION: HAWAII
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 01-10-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1631 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 5x20 meter
LOCATION: 21°22'54" N/158°46'22" W
AREA: 2.25 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS:
Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. Anomaly was located 34 nmi west of Oahu in the Kaua'i Channel, oriented in the north-south direction, and measured 6.57 nmi in length.
Measured winds near the area of observation at the time were 5 kts and from the east.
Confidence was determined to be Medium given there was no obvious point source. Sharp turns were associated with the anomaly and feathering was also apparent. There was no widening with distance.

UNCERTAINTIES:
The source of the anomaly is unknown.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/pacific/erma.html#/layers=1+46798&x=-158.767251&y=21.395169000000003&z=11&panel=layer

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