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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/04/2016 - 1200 UTC
End date:11/04/2016 - 1321 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
1220 66/- - 350/3G5 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
1230 68/- - 20/5G9 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1200 68/- 63 270/3G5 30.02/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
1208 70/72 - 290/12G16 29.98/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41004
32.50/79.10
1250 75/80 67 270/18G21 29.99/+0.00 1.64/7.7/SSE 3.94/4.5/WSW
VERY_STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
1248 62/68 - 20/9G12 30.02/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1200 66/- - 20/11G13 30.00/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
1250 70/75 64 20/25G29 29.98/+0.04 1.64/10.0/ESE 4.92/4.8/N
VERY_STEEP
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
1208 69/75 - 350/14G19 30.01/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038
34.14/77.72
1208 64/71 - 360/14G19 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41013
33.44/77.74
1250 72/78 63 340/16G21 30.00/- 1.31/7.7/SE 3.61/5.3/SW
VERY_STEEP
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
1248 68/73 - 290/8G9 30.05/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
1250 72/74 65 -/-G- 30.04/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
AVERAGE
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
1200 68/- 64 250/5G- 30.06/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
1248 68/77 - 230/3G5 30.07/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
1248 69/75 - 250/7G8 30.08/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1200 66/75 - 260/6G8 30.12/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
1251 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.33/10.5/E 2.30/7.7/ESE
N/A
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
1248 70/80 65 290/6G7 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
1248 77/81 - 50/8G12 30.08/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1200 73/79 - 30/19G20 30.07/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1200 73/82 - 350/9G11 30.05/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
1200 72/77 70 20/10G12 30.06/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
1250 75/- 68 40/13G15 30.07/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
1242 71/76 - 10/2G4 30.12/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1250 79/82 73 90/18G21 29.98/- 0.00/-/- 6.56/8.3/NE
AVERAGE
41047
27.52/71.48
1250 77/79 68 160/8G12 30.02/- 4.27/9.1/ENE 1.64/4.0/ESE
SWELL
41048
31.86/69.59
1250 74/77 60 210/14G18 30.03/+0.02 3.28/9.1/ENE 1.64/3.2/SW
SWELL
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
1248 82/85 - 130/7G8 29.95/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
1248 84/84 - 90/3G7 29.93/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
1248 82/86 - 70/3G6 29.94/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
1248 78/84 - 90/3G6 29.94/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
1250 82/84 72 90/14G18 29.99/- 5.25/8.3/NE 3.61/5.6/ENE
AVERAGE
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
31.70/79.40
1300 76/- 70 260/21G- 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
27.70/83.70
1300 77/79 68 360/7G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
25.70/80.10
1300 72/84 - 330/10G- 30.08/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
21.60/70.00
1300 82/83 72 90/11G- 29.97/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
37.00/71.30
1200 68/82 64 350/26G- 29.92/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
30.10/79.20
1200 77/79 63 220/11G- 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
27.70/83.60
1200 75/79 66 10/4G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
27.50/79.40
1200 75/79 64 60/12G- 30.00/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
27.20/79.30
1200 75/81 70 50/10G- 30.03/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
26.50/79.20
1200 84/82 77 60/26G- 30.05/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
25.90/79.50
1200 76/80 68 90/6G- 30.04/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP12
25.90/78.00
1200 73/81 67 60/10G- 30.03/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
25.60/76.80
1200 77/84 - 70/8G- 30.27/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP14
24.90/83.90
1200 78/83 - 30/10G- 30.07/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP15
24.80/83.60
1200 76/- 67 40/16G- 30.02/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP16
24.80/80.40
1200 79/72 76 70/15G- 30.03/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP17
24.40/80.50
1200 73/84 65 140/13G- 30.06/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP18
24.40/80.00
1200 80/- 67 70/10G- 30.05/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP19
24.20/74.40
1200 79/84 74 50/10G- 29.95/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP20
21.70/69.80
1200 82/83 72 90/11G- 29.96/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP21
21.40/64.70
1200 81/- 70 100/18G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP22
19.70/69.10
1200 81/- 75 50/23G- 29.95/+0.07 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP23
19.20/66.90
1200 83/79 77 100/19G- 29.93/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
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