REPORT DATE: 07-26-2019
REPORT TIME: 0830 UTC
REGION: PACIFIC
SUB REGION: CALIFORNIA
AREA/BLOCK: Southern California  6838
IMAGE DATE: 07-26-2019
IMAGE TIME: 0207 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 35°13'17" N/122°03'53" W
AREA: 7.30 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. A possible oil slick was detected in the Pacific Ocean approximately 73 nm west of Morro Bay, CA. The anomaly was 6.4 nm long from north to south and up to 0.75 nm wide. The anomaly had a high contrast to its surroundings and although the western edges of the anomaly were rounded, the eastern edges were jagged in places. Winds at the time of the image were estimated to be 10-15 knots from the northwest.



UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly was not attached to a point source though there was a vessel detected nearly 68 nm north-northwest of the anomaly. A similarly shaped anomaly was seen some 25 nm south. It is possible this anomaly is a natural phenomenon.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/southwest/erma.html#/layers=1+47016&x=-122.06950950000001&y=35.2214125&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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