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MAIN PASS BLOCK 310 SPILL, LOUISIANA
Subject Trajectory
Posting Date 2001-Mar-20 
Oil Name = LOUISIANA
API = 34.5                          	Pour Point = -19 deg F              	
Wind Speed = constant at 20 knots   	Wave Height = computed from winds   	
Water Temperature = 20 deg C
Time of Initial Release = March 20, 1200 hours
Total Amount of Oil Released = 3,300 gal
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Hours Into	 Released 	 	Evaporated	 	Dispersed 	 	Remaining 	
     Spill	   gal    	 	 percent  	 	 percent  	 	 percent  	
         1	  3,300   	-	    22    	-	    13    	-	    64    	
         2	  3,300   	 	    27    	 	    26    	 	    47    	
         4	  3,300   	-	    29    	-	    32    	-	    39    	
         6	  3,300   	 	    30    	 	    32    	 	    37    	
         8	  3,300   	-	    31    	-	    32    	-	    37    	
        10	  3,300   	 	    31    	 	    32    	 	    36    	
        12	  3,300   	-	    31    	-	    32    	-	    36    	
        18	  3,300   	 	    32    	 	    32    	 	    36    	
        24	  3,300   	-	    32    	-	    32    	-	    35    	
        30	  3,300   	 	    33    	 	    32    	 	    35    	
        36	  3,300   	-	    33    	-	    32    	-	    35    	
        42	  3,300   	 	    33    	 	    32    	 	    34    	
        48	  3,300   	-	    33    	-	    32    	-	    34    	
        54	  3,300   	 	    34    	 	    32    	 	    34    	
        60	  3,300   	-	    34    	-	    32    	-	    34    	
        66	  3,300   	 	    34    	 	    32    	 	    34    	
        72	  3,300   	-	    34    	-	    32    	-	    34    	
        78	  3,300   	 	    34    	 	    32    	 	    33    	
        84	  3,300   	-	    34    	-	    32    	-	    33    	
        90	  3,300   	 	    35    	 	    32    	 	    33    	
        96	  3,300   	-	    35    	-	    32    	-	    33    	
       102	  3,300   	 	    35    	 	    32    	 	    33    	
       108	  3,300   	-	    35    	-	    32    	-	    33    	
       114	  3,300   	 	    35    	 	    32    	 	    32    	
       120	  3,300   	-	    35    	-	    32    	-	    32