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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/03/2016 - 0100 UTC
End date:11/03/2016 - 0221 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
0120 68/- - -/0G0 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
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WATS1
34.34/80.70
0130 61/- - -/0G2 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
0200 71/- 67 -/0G0 30.27/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
0108 73/72 - 140/2G4 30.24/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41004
32.50/79.10
0150 75/80 66 60/6G8 30.25/+0.00 2.62/7.1/ESE 0.98/3.6/ENE
AVERAGE
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
0148 69/68 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
0200 70/- - 230/4G5 30.24/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
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41025
35.01/75.40
0150 74/80 61 240/8G10 30.23/-0.01 2.62/8.3/E 0.66/3.6/SE
SWELL
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
0108 74/74 - 190/6G8 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038
34.14/77.72
0108 66/71 - 220/8G10 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41013
33.44/77.74
0200 75/78 61 200/2G4 30.25/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
0148 71/73 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
0150 74/74 65 -/-G- 30.24/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
AVERAGE
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
0100 73/- 67 80/6G- 30.27/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
0148 74/77 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
0148 75/76 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
0200 75/76 - 40/14G16 30.26/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
0151 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.66/12.5/ENE 4.27/8.3/ESE
AVERAGE
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
0148 77/80 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
0148 79/83 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
0200 79/80 - 70/23G25 30.14/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
0200 -/- - 70/19G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
0200 78/78 71 70/16G18 30.11/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
0150 79/- 70 90/21G24 30.10/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
0148 76/76 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
0200 79/82 70 30/14G18 30.01/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41047
27.52/71.48
0200 77/79 63 40/18G23 30.12/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41048
31.86/69.59
0150 73/77 58 60/8G12 30.21/+0.02 4.59/7.7/NE 1.64/4.0/NE
AVERAGE
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
0142 82/85 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
0148 79/86 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
0148 79/86 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
0148 76/85 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
0200 82/84 73 50/18G21 29.93/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
35.00/75.40
0200 72/74 - 230/7G- 30.22/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
24.30/80.60
0200 77/84 69 50/22G- 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
17.80/66.70
0200 78/84 67 320/12G- 29.85/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
17.10/82.90
0200 83/- 72 60/19G- 29.91/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
35.10/75.20
0100 72/79 - 240/9G- 30.22/- -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP6
26.10/82.20
0100 78/78 69 60/19G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
17.10/82.60
0100 83/- 74 60/20G- 29.90/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
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