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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/05/2016 - 2000 UTC
End date:11/05/2016 - 2121 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
2020 70/- - -/0G2 30.27/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
2030 69/- - 50/2G5 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
2100 66/- 50 50/12G14 30.26/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029 N/A          
41004
32.50/79.10
2050 66/79 58 10/21G27 30.20/-0.01 2.62/9.1/ENE 5.58/5.9/NE
VERY_STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
2048 64/65 - 20/9G13 30.24/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
2100 63/- - 10/10G13 30.26/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
2050 63/77 46 10/16G18 30.25/+0.00 3.94/8.3/E 3.61/5.9/NNE
AVERAGE
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
2008 65/74 - 20/14G18 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038 N/A          
41013
33.44/77.74
2100 66/77 55 30/19G23 30.24/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
2048 66/71 - 40/11G14 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
2050 65/73 55 -/-G- 30.23/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
2000 68/- 53 50/10G- 30.24/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
2048 68/75 - 20/10G15 30.21/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
2048 68/74 - 30/17G21 30.20/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
2100 70/74 - 10/21G22 30.20/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
2051 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.98/10.5/E 3.28/8.3/ENE
AVERAGE
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
2048 77/80 63 10/21G25 30.04/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
2048 76/83 - 40/10G16 30.04/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
2100 78/79 - 50/23G24 30.04/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
2100 76/81 - 30/6G7 30.02/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
2100 78/79 68 40/18G19 30.03/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
2104 77/- 67 30/13G14 30.03/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
2048 80/76 - 60/9G10 30.08/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
2100 80/82 73 340/8G10 29.90/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41047
27.52/71.48
2100 77/80 65 340/10G14 29.91/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41048
31.86/69.59
2050 72/76 65 20/29G33 29.96/+0.01 0.00/-/- 12.14/9.1/N
STEEP
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
2048 85/85 - 150/12G15 29.91/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
2048 80/84 - 120/3G10 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
2048 85/86 - 130/3G9 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
2048 84/84 - 150/3G9 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
2100 83/84 76 160/12G14 29.93/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
34.60/76.20
2100 64/76 - 360/18G- 30.22/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
32.70/79.70
2100 65/70 46 50/14G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
34.50/76.20
2000 63/76 - 30/15G- 30.21/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
23.50/82.30
2000 86/84 68 30/19G- 29.88/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
20.90/69.10
2000 84/84 79 70/14G- 29.92/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
18.10/65.10
2000 -/- - -/-G- 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
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