REPORT DATE: 05-26-2019
REPORT TIME: 2101 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SOUTH PASS    66
IMAGE DATE: 05-26-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1616 UTC
DATA SOURCE: LANDSAT7
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 29°04'31" N/88°53'58" W
AREA: 13.58 square kilometers (Updated 05/14/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: 
Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil and appears dark with an embedded section of possible thicker oil which appears which against the ocean background. Overall the possible oil measures 11.6 NMI long and approximately 1NMI long at its widest. The anomaly does not have an apparent source however there are some nearby pipelines and boreholes which could be possible sources. Winds during the time of this image were out of the east and  line up well with the orientation of this anomaly.

UNCERTAINTIES:There is no apparent source for this anomaly; however the anomaly closely resembles an oil anomaly.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+46943&x=-88.9171805&y=29.0338415&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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