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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/02/2016 - 1800 UTC
End date:11/02/2016 - 1921 UTC

Usually updates around 20 minutes past the hour.
Yellow wind background indicates wind speed 20 to 33 knots.
Orange wind background indicates wind speed 34 to 47 knots.
Red wind background indicates wind speed 48 to 63 knots.
Purple wind background indicates wind speed 64 knots and greater.
The observations are courtesy of the National Data Buoy Center.
Station/
Position
Name and location (latitude and longitude) of the observation.
Time

(UTC)Time - Coordinated universal time, abbreviated UTC. This was formerly known as Greenwich mean time (GMT). Other terms used to refer to it include "Zulu time (Z)", "universal time," and "world time".

Conversion:
Easter Standard Time: UTC - 5 hours.
Easter Daylight Time: UTC - 4 hours.
Temp.
Air Sea
°FAir and Sea temperature (degrees Fahrenheit).
Dew
Point
°FDew point temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) is the temperature to which air must be cooled in order to reach saturation (assuming air pressure and moisture content are constant). A higher dew point indicates more moisture present in the air.
Wind
DIR/SP/G
(deg/kt/kt)DIR-Wind direction (the direction the wind is coming from in degrees clockwise from true N) during the same period used for wind speed.

Key:
    90 - Wind blowing from the east.
   180 - Wind blowing from the south.
   270 - Wind blowing from the west.
   360 - Wind blowing from the north.
   VRB - Variable direction.

SP - Wind speed (knots) averaged over an eight-minute period for buoys and a two-minute period for land stations. .

G - Peak 5 or 8 second gust speed (knots) measured during the eight-minute or two-minute period.
Pressure/
Tendency
(in)Sea level pressure in inches (in) and pressure tendency.

Pressure Tendency is the direction (plus or minus) and the amount of pressure change for a three hour period ending at the time of observation.
Swell
HGT/PER/DIRSwell is a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves on the sea. Swells are far more stable in their directions and frequency than normal oceanic waves since they are formed by tropical storms and by stable wind systems.

Key:
   HGT - Swell Height This is the estimated average height of the highest one-third of the swells. It is estimated from determining how the wave energy is distributed among various periods (frequencies), determining if a separate swell energy peak exists, and then, picking a frequency to separate swell and wind-waves. The swell height is calculated from the wave energies below the separation frequency.
   PER - This is the peak period in seconds of the swells. If more than one swell is present, this is the period of the swell containing the maximum energy.
   DIR - This is the direction that the swells are coming from. Swells are waves not produced by the local wind and come in at a higher period (longer wave length) than waves produced by the local wind. Direction is given on a 16 point compass scale.
Wind Wave
HGT/PER/DIR
STPWind waves are generated by wind passing over the sea.

Key:
   HGT - This is the average height of the highest one-third of the wind-waves. Again, it is estimated by the process mentioned under Swell Height, except that it is the calculated from the energies above the separation frequency
   PER - Wind Wave Period is the time (in seconds) that it takes successive wind wave crests or troughs to pass a fixed point. This is the peak period in seconds of the wind-waves.
   DIR - This is the direction that the wind-waves are coming from. Wind-waves are produced (or were recently produced) by the local wind. If a swell is present, these waves arrive at a lower period (more frequently) than do the swells. Direction is given on a 16 point compass scale.
   STP - Steepness is reported as either "VERY STEEP", "STEEP","AVERAGE", or "SWELL". For a given wave height, steep waves represent a more serious threat to capsizing vessels or damaging marine structures than broad swell. It is determined by examining the significant wave height and the dominant wave period when compared to climatology.
CHDS1 N/A          
LMFS1
34.11/81.27
1820 71/- - 190/4G5 30.28/- -/-/- -/-/-
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WATS1
34.34/80.70
1830 82/- - 10/5G7 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1900 72/- 67 100/6G6 30.28/-0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
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FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
1808 72/73 - 80/8G12 30.27/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41004
32.50/79.10
1850 75/80 67 40/6G8 30.25/-0.06 2.95/6.2/SE 1.64/3.8/ENE
STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
1848 71/66 - 170/7G8 30.23/- -/-/- -/-/-
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CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1900 72/- - 90/4G5 30.25/-0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
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41025
35.01/75.40
1850 72/80 59 330/4G6 30.27/-0.05 2.30/7.7/ESE 0.66/3.4/E
N/A
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
1808 69/75 - 360/6G8 30.29/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41038
34.14/77.72
1808 67/72 - 100/4G8 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41013
33.44/77.74
1900 73/77 64 10/8G10 30.26/-0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
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SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
1848 73/73 - 90/9G11 30.29/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41008
31.40/80.87
1850 74/74 67 -/-G- 30.25/-0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
1800 79/- 70 50/11G- 30.27/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
1848 81/77 - 80/7G11 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
1848 77/76 - 70/9G11 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1900 77/77 - 60/9G11 30.25/-0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
1851 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.33/11.8/E 3.94/6.2/ESE
STEEP
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
1848 79/80 68 70/17G19 30.11/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
1848 80/82 - 70/17G21 30.10/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1900 79/81 - 70/24G27 30.10/-0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1900 80/81 - 70/21G23 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
1900 79/78 68 80/18G20 30.06/-0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
1850 80/- 67 80/22G26 30.06/-0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
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SAPF1
27.76/82.63
1842 80/76 - 100/4G6 30.14/- -/-/- -/-/-
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SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1900 75/82 71 70/12G18 29.96/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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41047
27.52/71.48
1900 77/79 63 40/19G23 30.08/-0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
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41048
31.86/69.59
1850 73/77 55 50/14G18 30.19/-0.04 3.61/6.7/NE 3.94/5.9/NNE
STEEP
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
1842 84/86 - 70/11G13 29.83/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
1848 83/86 - 190/7G9 29.80/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
1848 85/86 - 70/9G13 29.80/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
1842 83/86 - 120/3G5 29.80/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
1900 83/84 73 40/19G23 29.86/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
26.00/82.20
1900 82/78 71 350/8G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
24.00/81.80
1900 82/86 80 20/20G- 30.09/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
36.30/69.20
1800 50/78 - 340/6G- 30.26/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
36.10/75.30
1800 70/69 57 250/2G- 30.29/-0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
35.20/75.20
1800 71/80 - 300/1G- 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
33.60/76.90
1800 81/82 64 50/8G- 30.34/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
28.90/76.80
1800 81/81 60 70/21G- 30.15/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP8
28.70/80.30
1800 79/- - 70/20G- 30.19/-0.07 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP9
27.20/79.70
1800 82/84 69 90/24G- 30.13/-0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP10
26.10/82.30
1800 80/78 70 20/10G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
26.00/78.20
1800 79/81 68 80/16G- 30.12/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP12
22.80/71.30
1800 82/84 70 50/21G- 29.94/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
20.10/64.40
1800 81/82 75 50/21G- 29.83/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP14
18.70/77.70
1800 82/84 75 70/25G- 29.91/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP15
18.40/66.10
1800 82/84 75 70/15G- 29.80/-0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP16
18.30/68.10
1800 86/84 83 40/25G- 29.87/-0.07 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP17
18.30/65.00
1800 -/- - -/-G- 29.81/- -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP18
17.70/78.70
1800 77/79 66 30/9G- 30.20/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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