Tarballs; Point Lobos, CA
Point Lobos, CA | 2016-Jan-08
Initial Notification: On the afternoon of 08-JAN-2016, USCG Sector San Francisco contacted the regional NOAA SSC to request a hindcast for tarballs that had come ashore at Point Lobos, just south of Carmel, CA. . Due to recent heavy weather in the area, USCG will have some tarballs analyzed and have requested hindcast trajectory support to help determine a likely source.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Products of concern: | oil |
Latitude (approximate): | 36° 31.00′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 121° 57.00′ West |