REPORT DATE: 12-17-2019
REPORT TIME: 0200 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 12-17-2019
IMAGE TIME: 0004 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: Standard VV
RESOLUTION: 25 meter
LOCATION: 29°06'03" N/90°37'41" W
AREA: 0.66 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 located near shore and stretched 1.5 nmi northward from a likely source and measured 0.3 nmi at its greatest width. 
Measured winds in the area were 5 kts and from the southeast. 
Confidence was determined to be Medium-High given the association with a point source and the sharp contrast to its background surroundings. 

UNCERTAINTIES:
The anomaly was slightly rounded in shape and is not typically indicative  of crude oil.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+47108&x=-90.6296825&y=29.111235999999998&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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