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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/05/2016 - 1200 UTC
End date:11/05/2016 - 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 51/- - 10/2G4 30.32/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
1230 43/- - 140/1G2 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1200 57/- 46 20/17G21 30.26/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029
32.80/79.62
1208 57/71 - 20/18G23 30.26/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41004
32.50/79.10
1250 66/78 52 30/18G25 30.21/+0.04 0.00/-/- 6.23/7.1/NE
STEEP
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
1248 55/64 - 360/11G13 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1200 56/- - 360/14G18 30.24/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
1250 63/72 51 20/23G27 30.22/+0.05 3.28/8.3/NE 4.59/5.0/NNE
AVERAGE
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037
33.99/77.36
1208 62/74 - 30/19G25 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41038 N/A          
41013
33.44/77.74
1250 65/78 53 30/18G23 30.24/- 1.64/10.8/E 5.58/6.2/NE
VERY_STEEP
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
1248 61/72 - 50/15G19 30.28/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
1250 67/73 51 -/-G- 30.22/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
VERY_STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
1200 62/- 51 10/9G- 30.24/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
1248 68/75 - 30/7G14 30.21/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
1248 69/74 - 50/19G22 30.19/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1200 70/74 - 20/21G23 30.18/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
1251 -/76 - -/-G- -/- 0.66/10.5/ENE 3.61/5.3/ENE
VERY_STEEP
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
1248 71/80 66 320/14G17 30.05/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
1248 75/82 - 350/2G5 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1200 74/78 - 350/11G12 30.06/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1200 73/81 - 350/13G14 30.05/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
1200 75/77 67 360/11G12 30.05/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
1250 76/- 66 40/11G12 30.08/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
1248 70/76 - 40/12G16 30.13/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1250 80/82 73 270/10G12 29.94/- 5.25/10.0/NE 1.97/3.8/SSE
SWELL
41047
27.52/71.48
1250 74/79 68 40/12G16 29.96/- 3.94/10.0/ENE 1.97/5.0/ESE
SWELL
41048
31.86/69.59
1250 72/76 66 350/18G21 29.96/+0.04 2.95/10.8/NE 3.28/7.1/NW
AVERAGE
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
1242 84/84 - 130/6G8 29.98/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
1248 85/84 - 120/3G6 29.96/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
1248 82/85 - 220/5G8 30.01/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
1248 78/84 - 140/4G6 30.02/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
1250 82/84 76 130/10G12 29.99/- 5.25/10.0/NNE 2.30/4.5/ENE
SWELL
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
23.40/82.60
1300 79/84 - 30/19G- 30.03/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
22.30/74.40
1300 82/84 76 10/10G- 30.00/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
18.30/75.60
1300 84/84 73 30/15G- 29.95/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
37.70/67.00
1200 63/72 50 340/24G- 30.07/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
37.00/64.50
1200 63/77 51 350/22G- 30.02/+0.08 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
35.50/67.50
1200 66/84 63 50/22G- 30.02/+0.07 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
34.60/76.90
1200 55/70 - 20/15G- 30.22/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
33.70/76.60
1200 64/81 51 20/30G- 30.18/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
33.70/63.60
1200 74/73 66 290/15G- 29.96/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
30.50/73.20
1200 73/77 62 20/23G- 29.96/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
29.30/76.10
1200 75/- 65 360/24G- 30.03/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP12
27.20/80.00
1200 77/- 71 30/19G- 30.09/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
26.40/79.40
1200 77/81 - 320/10G- 30.21/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP14
25.70/80.10
1200 72/81 - 350/8G- 30.24/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP15
25.00/77.30
1200 77/72 63 360/10G- 30.04/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP16
23.50/82.60
1200 79/79 71 110/8G- 30.04/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP17
23.50/81.70
1200 77/82 66 30/18G- 30.03/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP18
23.40/82.40
1200 79/84 - 30/20G- 30.03/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP19
22.70/74.60
1200 79/81 65 330/5G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP20
21.10/64.10
1200 81/- 73 130/17G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP21
20.30/83.00
1200 81/82 75 70/21G- 30.00/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP22
18.40/75.40
1200 86/84 74 40/15G- 29.93/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP23
18.30/65.00
1200 -/- - -/-G- 29.99/- -/-/- -/-/-
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