REPORT DATE: 05-07-2024
REPORT TIME: 0020 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: SOUTH TIMBALIER 16
IMAGE DATE: 05-06-2024
IMAGE TIME: 1631 UTC
DATA SOURCE: LANDSAT8
MODE: Multispectral  
RESOLUTION: 30 meter
LOCATION: 29°00'36" N/90°28'47" W
AREA: 6.59 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium-High
REPORT MAP/GIS FILES: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/marinepollution/
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The possible oil was located approximately 3 NM south of Timbalier Bay off the coast of Louisiana. It measured 4 NM long and 1.5 NM at its widest. The anomaly was dark against the background, showed strong contrast against the surrounding environment on its leading edge along the northwest side, with diffuse feathering to the southeast. There was a brighter sheen indicative of thicker oil along the northern and western edges. Winds were out of the east at 14 kn. 

UNCERTAINTIES: The source could not be identified with confidence due to the possible oil not being directly attached to any of the multiple facilities nearby, including wells, platforms and pipelines. However, E winds and SE feathering pattern suggest the source was located in this direction.

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ERMA: https://erma.noaa.gov/gulfofmexico/erma.html#/layers=1+53508&x=-90.46764999999999&y=29.005015&z=11&panel=layer

For further information on oil spill response and assessment go to: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills 

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