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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/08/2016 - 0900 UTC
End date:11/08/2016 - 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 46/- - -/0G5 30.32/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
WATS1
34.34/80.70
0930 38/- - 130/2G3 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1000 53/- 45 350/7G10 30.30/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029 N/A          
41004
32.50/79.10
0950 65/77 49 40/12G14 30.24/-0.02 3.28/7.7/ENE 2.30/4.5/NE
AVERAGE
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
0948 49/61 - 330/7G9 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1000 50/- - 340/10G13 30.26/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025
35.01/75.40
0950 58/76 47 30/14G19 30.24/-0.02 9.51/12.9/ENE 3.28/4.8/NNE
SWELL
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037 N/A          
41038 N/A          
41013
33.44/77.74
0950 59/78 45 360/12G18 30.27/- 3.94/10.8/E 2.95/4.8/ENE
SWELL
SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
0948 57/69 - 20/9G12 30.28/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008
31.40/80.87
0950 68/72 55 -/-G- 30.23/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
N/A
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
0900 59/- 54 30/7G- 30.24/-0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
0948 68/72 - 20/7G11 30.21/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
0948 70/72 - 40/13G19 30.19/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1000 72/72 - 60/12G13 30.21/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
0951 -/74 - -/-G- -/- 0.66/14.3/E 3.28/6.2/E
STEEP
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
0948 75/74 56 70/16G19 30.10/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
0948 75/81 - 60/12G17 30.10/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1000 76/80 - 70/21G23 30.10/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1000 77/81 - 90/16G18 30.08/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
LONF1
24.84/80.86
1000 75/74 64 80/15G16 30.08/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1
24.46/81.88
0950 76/- 63 70/20G22 30.06/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
0942 68/74 - 50/10G15 30.14/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1000 77/82 61 10/12G16 29.97/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41047
27.52/71.48
1000 73/79 56 10/12G18 30.04/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41048
31.86/69.59
0950 70/76 56 330/25G33 29.98/+0.00 16.40/14.8/NNE 9.19/8.3/N
SWELL
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
0942 77/84 - 90/3G3 29.87/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
0948 77/83 - -/0G1 29.85/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
0948 77/85 - -/0G2 29.88/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
0948 76/84 - 120/2G2 29.86/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
1000 80/- 73 70/8G12 29.91/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
34.50/76.80
1000 53/70 - 360/13G- 30.23/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
31.90/80.60
1000 65/71 51 40/14G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
28.20/65.40
1000 72/78 57 310/17G- 29.98/+0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
25.90/77.80
1000 75/81 - 60/18G- 30.08/-0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
25.70/77.50
1000 77/79 74 200/11G- 30.07/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
17.40/81.60
1000 -/- - -/-G- 29.88/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
34.50/77.00
0900 53/70 - 30/11G- 30.23/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
31.90/80.30
0900 65/-8 50 50/13G- 30.20/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP9
28.00/65.60
0900 72/78 54 320/17G- 29.97/-0.01 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP10
24.10/81.70
0900 77/86 - 90/20G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP11
22.90/72.70
0900 75/84 72 40/25G- 29.97/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP12
19.80/83.30
0900 79/72 71 40/25G- 30.00/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP13
17.40/81.40
0900 -/- - -/-G- 29.86/- -/-/- -/-/-
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