REPORT DATE: 05-15-2019
REPORT TIME: 1345 UTC
REGION: PACIFIC
SUB REGION: HAWAII
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 05-15-2019
IMAGE TIME: 0431 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1B 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 22°37'38" N/155°53'08" W
AREA: 1.40 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was approximately 146.22 nm NE from Honolulu, Hawaii. It was approximately 2.97 nm oriented S-NNE and approximately 0.33 nm at its widest. The dark anomaly had a moderate to high contrast to its homogeneous surroundings. There was no visible natural phenomena within the vicinity. Finally, the anomaly exhibited widening with distance. 



UNCERTAINTIES: There was no visible point source. Winds were coming from the NE between 10-15 kts. which did not aligned well with the orientation of the anomaly.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/pacific/erma.html#/layers=1+46926&x=-155.88447050000002&y=22.6275905&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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