REPORT DATE: 03-23-2019
REPORT TIME: 2031 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 03-23-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1644 UTC
DATA SOURCE: ASTER
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 15 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 111.2 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The amorphous anomaly appears to be connected to the destroyed Taylor platform and is believed to be oil. The slick was dark against the ocean background, contained white areas believed to have been areas of relatively thicker oil, and had jagged and unnatural edges and turns. Winds were from the east at about 9 kts, but the spread of the oil in various directions was not directly supported by the wind data. The slick extended approximately 11 nmi N-S and 15.5 nmi E-W. 

UNCERTAINTIES: A more precise areal extent of the slick could not be determined due to the presence of clouds in the scene. The slick's area calculated for this report is only a rough approximation.


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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46847&x=-89.02477999999999&y=28.883568&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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