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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/05/2016 - 0700 UTC
End date:11/05/2016 - 0821 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
0720 53/- - 10/3G5 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
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WATS1
34.34/80.70
0730 44/- - 170/1G2 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
0800 63/- 50 30/18G19 30.20/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
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FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
0708 65/72 - 40/19G25 30.20/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41004
32.50/79.10
0750 66/79 49 20/19G25 30.15/+0.00 2.62/9.1/ENE 6.89/6.7/NE
VERY_STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
0748 55/66 - 10/8G11 30.18/- -/-/- -/-/-
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CLKN7
34.62/76.53
0800 57/- - 360/13G17 30.19/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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41025
35.01/75.40
0750 64/73 50 20/23G29 30.15/+0.00 3.28/9.1/NNE 5.25/6.2/NNE
VERY_STEEP
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
0708 62/74 - 30/19G29 30.19/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41038
34.14/77.72
0708 60/71 - 30/21G27 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41013
33.44/77.74
0800 64/77 51 20/19G25 30.18/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
0748 66/73 - 50/14G19 30.18/- -/-/- -/-/-
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41008
31.40/80.87
0750 69/73 50 -/-G- 30.14/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
VERY_STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
0700 66/- 45 50/12G- 30.18/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
0748 69/76 - 20/8G14 30.15/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
0748 71/74 - 40/17G24 30.14/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
0800 72/74 - 20/21G23 30.14/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
0751 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.33/10.5/E 3.61/5.3/NE
VERY_STEEP
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
0748 71/81 64 300/10G12 30.01/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
0748 73/83 - 360/2G3 30.02/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
0800 74/76 - 290/6G6 30.03/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
0800 74/82 - 350/10G12 30.01/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
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LONF1
24.84/80.86
0800 76/77 66 360/7G7 30.02/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
0750 76/- 68 50/8G9 30.03/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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SAPF1
27.76/82.63
0748 72/76 - 40/11G16 30.07/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
0800 82/82 74 190/14G19 29.90/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
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41047
27.52/71.48
0800 73/- 68 30/8G10 29.88/-0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
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41048
31.86/69.59
0750 74/76 65 270/6G8 29.92/+0.00 4.59/6.7/NW 1.31/4.0/WNW
STEEP
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
0748 -/85 - 100/8G11 29.90/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
0748 -/84 - 90/2G7 29.87/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
0748 79/86 - 100/2G3 29.91/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
0748 -/84 - 150/5G10 29.89/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
0800 81/- 73 90/6G8 29.94/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
34.60/76.80
0800 57/70 - 10/20G- 30.17/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
23.80/81.30
0800 79/84 - 20/22G- 30.01/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
22.90/72.20
0800 81/81 75 90/16G- 29.98/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
19.10/74.60
0800 83/84 75 20/18G- 29.89/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
17.70/66.40
0800 73/84 73 70/17G- 29.85/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
17.40/76.80
0800 83/85 72 70/17G- 29.87/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
34.50/76.90
0700 58/71 - 20/19G- 30.17/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
28.70/79.60
0700 79/84 62 50/26G- 30.02/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
26.10/78.60
0700 73/82 68 20/7G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
25.80/77.60
0700 75/- 64 10/18G- 30.00/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP11
25.70/77.20
0700 75/80 - 340/16G- 29.88/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP12
23.90/81.10
0700 79/84 - 20/14G- 30.02/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP13
22.90/72.30
0700 79/83 72 350/10G- 29.92/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP14
20.50/73.90
0700 81/84 75 20/13G- 30.03/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP15
19.30/74.40
0700 83/84 75 30/18G- 29.90/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP16
18.30/65.00
0700 -/- - -/-G- 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
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