Oil remobilization with SW winds
Bayou Perot, LA| Subject | Oil remobilization with SW winds |
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| Posting Date | 2007-Feb-13 |
The winds changed this morning to SW at 16-18 mph with gusts up to 28 mph. The water levels in the spill area also increased by about 1 foot. Thus, a lot of the oil that was stranded on mud flats has been remobilized. The winds have pushed the oil along the western shore of Bayou Perot into the bayou, creating large areas of silver to rainbow sheens and areas of yellow oil that have escaped the containment boom placed along the shoreline. This photo shows the airboat staging area. Note the absence of exposed flats, the yellow oil escaping the boom, and the extensive sheens bleeding from the shoreline. (Photo provided by NOAA)
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