REPORT DATE: 10-30-2019
REPORT TIME: 2330 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: HIGH ISLAND A 547
IMAGE DATE: 10-30-2019
IMAGE TIME: 1645 UTC
DATA SOURCE: LANDSAT8
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 27°59'44" N/93°58'35" W
AREA: 0.23 square kilometers (Updated 05/26/2020)
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil anomaly observed in satellite imagery. The anomaly was located approximately 205 NMI east of Corpus Christi, TX. The oil anomaly was connected to a point source which was believed to be an oil platform facility.  The anomaly was measured 0.94 NMI long and 0.13 NMI wide and it extends north from the platform. The anomaly shows silvery and dark appearance and is far removed from natural phenomenon.  Winds near the time of the image were out of the south between 15-20 knots.

Confidence is high given the dark and silvery appearance in high resolution imagery and the fact that the anomaly is attached to a point source. 

UNCERTAINTIES: None

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+47087&x=-93.9768425&y=28.0035105&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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