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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/05/2016 - 0000 UTC
End date:11/05/2016 - 0121 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
0020 66/- - -/0G3 30.18/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
0030 55/- - 140/2G2 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
0000 67/- 54 360/9G12 30.16/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
0008 69/72 - 20/16G21 30.16/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41004
32.50/79.10
0050 71/79 55 20/23G27 30.12/+0.04 1.31/14.8/NNW 7.55/7.7/NE
STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
0048 58/67 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
0000 60/- - 20/19G22 30.17/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
0050 63/75 50 10/27G31 30.13/+0.03 1.97/14.8/N 6.89/8.3/NNE
STEEP
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
0008 66/75 - 20/21G27 30.16/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038
34.14/77.72
0008 64/71 - 30/19G25 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41013
33.44/77.74
0050 68/78 54 10/23G27 30.15/- 1.64/11.4/NE 5.91/6.7/NE
STEEP
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
0048 68/73 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
0050 71/74 59 -/-G- 30.12/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
VERY_STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
0000 68/- 58 50/11G- 30.12/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
0048 71/77 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
0048 72/76 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
0100 72/75 - 30/29G32 30.10/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
0051 -/77 - -/-G- -/- 0.33/10.5/ENE 1.64/7.7/E
N/A
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
0048 76/81 67 -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
0048 76/83 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
0000 78/77 - 30/9G10 30.03/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
0000 78/81 - 50/8G10 30.01/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
0000 77/78 66 90/9G10 30.02/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
0050 76/- 67 20/12G14 30.04/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
0042 75/77 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
0050 80/82 75 120/10G14 29.93/- 5.25/9.1/NE 2.62/4.8/E
AVERAGE
41047
27.52/71.48
0050 72/79 66 210/6G10 29.96/- 4.27/7.1/E 1.31/4.0/ESE
STEEP
41048
31.86/69.59
0050 75/76 61 240/12G16 29.96/+0.01 2.95/10.0/ENE 2.95/5.6/WNW
SWELL
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
0042 81/85 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
0048 83/85 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
0048 81/86 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
0048 79/85 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
0050 82/84 73 90/14G18 29.97/- 4.27/8.3/NNE 3.28/4.5/E
AVERAGE
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
34.50/76.90
0100 62/72 - 20/28G- 30.15/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
28.10/83.70
0100 79/79 67 300/10G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
24.90/79.90
0100 77/84 - 30/12G- 30.01/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
20.20/73.10
0100 82/84 73 50/14G- 29.93/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
17.10/63.00
0100 82/86 80 180/7G- 29.88/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
32.80/68.00
0000 74/75 62 250/15G- 29.95/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
28.20/76.30
0000 75/82 64 320/14G- 30.00/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
27.70/80.00
0000 75/81 64 10/8G- 30.01/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
26.60/76.60
0000 75/79 64 10/10G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
26.10/79.40
0000 73/86 65 20/20G- 30.00/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
26.00/79.50
0000 77/72 60 360/15G- 30.01/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP12
25.90/77.80
0000 79/84 74 20/20G- 29.98/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
25.20/77.40
0000 79/86 - 50/10G- 30.24/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP14
25.10/79.90
0000 77/84 - 40/12G- 30.01/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP15
23.80/81.40
0000 77/82 - 30/12G- 30.19/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP16
20.30/72.80
0000 83/84 72 60/11G- 29.92/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP17
18.30/65.00
0000 -/- - -/-G- 29.96/- -/-/- -/-/-
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