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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/05/2016 - 0900 UTC
End date:11/05/2016 - 1021 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
0920 51/- - 10/2G5 30.28/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
0930 42/- - 150/1G3 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1000 60/- 48 20/16G19 30.24/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
0908 63/71 - 40/19G27 30.20/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41004
32.50/79.10
0950 65/79 47 30/18G23 30.17/+0.01 2.62/10.0/ENE 6.23/6.7/NE
STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
0948 54/65 - 360/12G14 30.19/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1000 57/- - 360/16G20 30.20/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
0950 64/73 50 20/21G25 30.17/+0.02 2.95/8.3/ENE 5.25/7.1/NE
STEEP
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
0908 62/75 - 30/19G27 30.20/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038
34.14/77.72
0908 58/71 - 30/19G25 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41013
33.44/77.74
1000 64/77 51 30/18G23 30.19/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
0948 65/71 - 50/15G22 30.22/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
0950 68/73 51 -/-G- 30.17/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
VERY_STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
0900 65/- 45 50/11G- 30.18/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
0948 68/76 - 30/8G14 30.15/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
0948 70/74 - 50/17G22 30.14/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1000 71/74 - 20/23G25 30.14/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
0951 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.33/11.1/ENE 3.28/7.1/ENE
AVERAGE
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
0948 71/80 65 310/8G10 30.01/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
0948 73/82 - 330/6G10 30.03/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1000 74/76 - 320/13G14 30.03/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1000 74/82 - 340/10G11 30.02/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
1000 76/77 67 360/7G8 30.02/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
0950 76/- 66 50/7G8 30.04/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
0948 70/76 - 40/10G16 30.08/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1000 82/82 74 190/14G18 29.92/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41047
27.52/71.48
1000 74/79 67 360/10G14 29.91/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41048
31.86/69.59
0950 73/76 65 310/6G8 29.92/+0.00 4.59/10.0/ENE 1.31/3.8/W
SWELL
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
0942 80/85 - 200/7G9 29.95/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
0948 -/84 - 60/2G6 29.93/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
0948 82/85 - 110/4G6 29.95/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
0942 81/84 - 100/1G4 29.93/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
0950 82/84 76 110/10G12 29.96/- 5.58/10.0/NE 1.64/4.0/E
SWELL
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
34.60/76.80
1000 56/70 - 10/19G- 30.19/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
25.70/77.50
1000 73/84 71 360/10G- 29.97/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
23.60/81.80
1000 77/84 - 30/19G- 30.01/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
23.30/83.30
1000 81/81 70 120/6G- 30.00/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
18.80/75.00
1000 83/85 74 30/17G- 29.91/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
17.90/76.70
1000 81/86 72 50/5G- 29.90/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
34.50/76.90
0900 58/71 - 20/20G- 30.17/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
33.20/77.20
0900 68/81 52 30/35G- 30.12/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
29.20/79.70
0900 80/- 61 40/16G- 30.05/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
23.70/81.60
0900 77/84 - 20/17G- 30.01/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
23.60/82.80
0900 78/79 66 30/19G- 30.00/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP12
23.20/83.50
0900 81/81 70 120/6G- 30.00/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
19.90/82.40
0900 79/81 76 70/21G- 30.00/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP14
18.90/74.80
0900 83/84 74 30/18G- 29.90/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP15
18.30/65.00
0900 -/- - -/-G- 29.93/- -/-/- -/-/-
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