REPORT DATE: 11-19-2021
REPORT TIME: 0145 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SOUTH TIMBALIER    35
IMAGE DATE: 11-18-2021
IMAGE TIME: 2359 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: Standard VV
RESOLUTION: 25 meter
LOCATION: 28°55'36" N/90°25'39" W
AREA: 0.65 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was linear in shape and was measured 1.9 NMI long by 0.21 wide as its average width distance. The anomaly stood out of place and showed a strong dark contrast against ocean background with diffused edges. The winds near the time of the image were out of the NE around 10 knots, which aligned well with the orientation of the anomaly.

UNCERTAINTIES: The source of the anomaly is unknown although there were several oil platforms adjacent to the observed anomaly.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+49033&x=-90.427525&y=28.926223&z=11&panel=layer

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