REPORT DATE: 12-25-2022 REPORT TIME: 0700 UTC REGION: PACIFIC SUB REGION: CALIFORNIA AREA/BLOCK: Southern California 6219 IMAGE DATE: 12-25-2022 IMAGE TIME: 0207 UTC DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV RESOLUTION: 5X20 meter LOCATION: 35°45'38" N/123°05'33" W AREA: 2.37 square kilometers CONFIDENCE: Medium REMARKS: Possible, unconfirmed oil was observed in satellite imagery. The possible oil was located approximately 80 nmi southwest of Monterey, CA, and appeared to be a bilge dump from a vessel, The suspected source vessel was located about 11.3 nmi northwest of the possible oil. The possible oil itself measured approximately 4.2 nmi in length and up to 0.7 nmi in width, oriented SE-NW. It had a distinct appearance with sharp edges and abrupt ends, and showed very slight widening to the SE. Winds at the time of the image were around 14 kts from the N. UNCERTAINTIES: The anomaly was not attached to the suspected source vessel. The observed widening with distance from the vessel was not particularly significant in appearance. These factors led to medium confidence that this was oil. Maps and shapefiles can be accessed at: www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/ ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/southwest/erma.html#/layers=1+51155&x=-122.989281&y=35.6353465&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. Due to licensing, use, and restriction terms specified by satellite data providers, derived products showing the original data from certain sources are not available.