REPORT DATE: 10-09-2021
REPORT TIME: 1045 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 10-09-2021
IMAGE TIME: 0010 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 29°14'06" N/90°30'23" W
AREA: 0.24 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly measured approximately 1.7NM long and 0.1NM at its widest point. The anomaly was linear and may have been emanating from an oil facility to the south, although no point source could be determined. Winds were light and generally less than 5kts out of the NE. 

UNCERTAINTIES: A point source could not be confidently identified. 

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+48570&x=-90.51118199999999&y=29.2336275&z=11&panel=layer

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