REPORT DATE: 08-07-2019
REPORT TIME: 0800 UTC
REGION: ATLANTIC
SUB REGION: MID ATLANTIC U.S.
AREA/BLOCK: Mid Atlantic  6524
IMAGE DATE: 08-06-2019
IMAGE TIME: 2249 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 36°31'47" N/72°40'13" W
AREA: 5.70 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil.  The slick is measured at 7.8 NMI long and averages 0.40 NMI wide.  The area showed moderate contrast against the ocean background.  Winds were out of the southwest at 5-10 kts.

UNCERTAINTIES:  No point source could be identified.   

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/atlantic/erma.html#/layers=1+47025&x=-72.6812385&y=36.51208&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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