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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/07/2016 - 0000 UTC
End date:11/07/2016 - 0121 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
0020 60/- - -/0G0 30.28/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
0030 52/- - 150/1G1 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
0000 66/- 48 50/7G7 30.28/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029 N/A          
41004
32.50/79.10
0050 69/79 47 20/14G18 30.26/+0.02 2.30/7.7/E 2.62/4.8/ENE
AVERAGE
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
0048 -/64 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
0000 65/- - 330/8G10 30.25/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
0050 66/73 45 10/19G23 30.24/+0.02 0.00/-/- 4.92/5.6/NNE
VERY_STEEP
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037 N/A          
41038 N/A          
41013
33.44/77.74
0050 68/80 49 350/10G12 30.26/- 2.95/8.3/E 1.31/4.3/NE
SWELL
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
0048 -/71 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
0050 70/73 61 -/-G- 30.24/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
STEEP
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
0000 65/- 59 40/5G- 30.24/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
0048 -/73 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
0048 -/73 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
0100 74/73 - 80/14G15 30.24/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113 N/A          
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
0048 -/78 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
0048 -/82 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
0100 78/79 - 40/22G24 30.11/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
0100 78/79 - 60/18G20 30.08/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
0000 77/77 67 80/18G21 30.07/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
0050 78/- 67 80/21G23 30.08/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
0042 -/76 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
0050 79/- 70 10/12G14 29.95/- 5.91/10.0/N 2.30/3.7/N
SWELL
41047
27.52/71.48
0050 76/80 62 20/19G23 30.06/- 4.92/9.1/NNE 7.87/7.1/NNE
AVERAGE
41048
31.86/69.59
0050 72/76 56 320/16G19 30.07/+0.00 3.61/7.1/NE 3.61/4.3/N
STEEP
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
0042 -/85 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
0042 -/83 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
0042 -/86 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
0042 -/86 - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
0050 80/84 73 170/4G6 29.93/- 3.94/9.1/ENE 1.31/3.6/ESE
SWELL
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
31.70/80.10
0100 70/75 54 50/17G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
26.50/79.20
0100 75/82 64 60/27G- 30.11/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
26.20/78.70
0100 84/82 77 20/35G- 30.10/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
26.00/77.80
0100 77/84 - 40/31G- 30.30/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
21.70/72.60
0100 80/83 71 60/19G- 29.96/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
34.50/75.50
0000 66/81 - 360/17G- 30.42/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
33.80/63.80
0000 59/73 58 260/5G- 29.95/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
32.60/70.50
0000 70/72 58 340/25G- 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
32.10/76.20
0000 70/77 53 20/19G- 30.21/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
31.60/80.30
0000 70/74 57 50/18G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
27.50/78.90
0000 73/81 58 50/28G- 30.06/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP12
26.20/78.80
0000 -/- - -/-G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
26.00/78.10
0000 77/79 69 70/18G- 30.03/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP14
26.00/76.30
0000 75/81 70 50/22G- 30.06/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP15
25.70/79.60
0000 77/82 66 20/25G- 29.94/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP16
25.50/74.20
0000 79/75 75 40/25G- 30.07/+0.06 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP17
24.80/80.30
0000 77/81 74 50/21G- 30.09/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP18
21.50/72.70
0000 80/84 69 60/19G- 29.95/+0.05 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP19
17.00/72.40
0000 82/- 75 VRB/2G- 29.84/+0.04 -/-/- -/-/-
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