REPORT DATE: 04-26-2020
REPORT TIME: 0100 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: MISSISSIPPI CANYON    20
IMAGE DATE: 04-25-2020
IMAGE TIME: 1913 UTC
DATA SOURCE: AQUA
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 250 meter
LOCATION: 28°56'16" N/88°58'14" W
AREA: 4.43 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. An oil slick extended 3.1 nm to the southwest of the destroyed Taylor platform. The slick was up to 0.5 nm wide and appeared dark on the edge of sunglint. The orientation of the slick was consistent with model forecast ocean currents, which were from the NE, but surface winds were from the west at 10-15 kts at the time of the image.

UNCERTAINTIES: Oil may extend farther SW than depicted here. The coarse resolution of the satellite data does not allow for a precise measurement of the size of the slick.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+44519&x=-88.99330909437484&y=28.94138095733996&z=11&panel=layer

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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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