REPORT DATE: 01-23-2022
REPORT TIME: 0330 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 01-23-2022
IMAGE TIME: 0003 UTC
DATA SOURCE: RADARSAT2 
MODE: ScanSAR Narrow VV
RESOLUTION: 50 meter
LOCATION: 29°02'31" N/90°11'31" W
AREA: 3.38 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly extended about 2.2 NM long by around 0.75 NM wide at its widest point and had good contrast with its background. Additionally, faint feathering was consistent with winds out of the N at 5-10 KT. Finally, a suspected point source was near the anomaly. Considering the above, we have MED-HIGH confidence in this assessment.

UNCERTAINTIES: Feathering was faint and the anomaly, though close and well-oriented, was not connected to the point source. Also, there is a chance the anomaly could be associated with a natural feature.

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

ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+49463&x=-90.2089475&y=29.0350415&z=11&panel=layer

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