Projections

Below is a list of websites that have useful projection tools. indicates a recently added link.

Oil Spill Projections

• NOAA Oil Spill Predicted Trajectory
• Florida State University Oil Spill Trajectory Forecast using currents from the Navy Gulf of Mexico HYCOM and winds from the NOAA Global Forecasting System (GFS)
• University of South Florida Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trajectory Hindcasts/Forecasts

Ocean Current Projections

• Naval Oceanographic Office Trajectory Distance Maps - Shows the Naval Oceanographic Office Loop Current, NOAA 72hr nearshore and offshore trajectories and the distances from the uncertainty lines of those trajectories to key locations within USCG Sector St. Petersburg.
• Navy Global HYCOM Forecasts over the Gulf of Mexico
• 7-day Forecast Surface Currents Movie from the Navy Gulf of Mexico HYCOM (Florida State University)
• West Florida Shelf Ocean Model Forecasts (University of South Florida)
• Regional Gulf of Mexico Model Circulation Forecasts (University of Miami)

Other Resources

• Ocean Circulation Group (University of South Florida)
• Coastal and Shelf Modeling (University of Miami)
• Numerical Models: 3-D Simulations, Connectivity Modeling Systems, Lagrangian Coherent Structures (University of Miami)