REPORT DATE: 10-09-2021 REPORT TIME: 1800 UTC REGION: PACIFIC SUB REGION: CALIFORNIA AREA/BLOCK: Southern California 6605 IMAGE DATE: 10-09-2021 IMAGE TIME: 1354 UTC DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV RESOLUTION: 50 meter LOCATION: 33°25'03" N/117°46'50" W AREA: 31.06 square kilometers CONFIDENCE: Medium-High REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly measured approximately 11.5 nmi long and approximately 1.6 nmi wide at its widest. The anomaly's shape and contrast was sharp and defined against its natural surroundings, and its location coincided with previous oil reports. The full extent of the anomaly was also not observed due to the image boundary. Oil is likely to be very thin based on the previous report on Sentinel-1 at 0150Z and ancillary data. Winds at the time of the image were from the east at 5 kts. UNCERTAINTIES: There are a number of natural phenomena in the area making it difficult to discern the full extent of the oil. Winds at the time were somewhat low, which possibly created areas of false positives. In addition, some edges of the anomaly and surrounding features are diffuse. Due to these uncertainties, medium-high confidence was awarded. Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/ ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/southwest/erma.html#/layers=1+48575&x=-117.79575650000001&y=33.4041545&z=11&panel=layer If you would like to share any feedback about this report or have questions, please contact the operational analyst at (301) 683-1403 or send to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Email alerts are available only for federal and state government officials involved in response efforts. Requests to be added to the email alerts should also be sent to oceanmap@noaa.gov. Please allow up to 2 business days to process the request. For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to:https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills While NESDIS makes every effort to ensure that its databases are error-free, errors do occur. With respect to documents available from this server, neither the United States Government nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose; nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed; nor represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.