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South Carolina State Climate Office
Lake and buoy observations for:
Start date:11/08/2016 - 1200 UTC
End date:11/08/2016 - 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 47/- - -/0G1 30.32/- -/-/- -/-/-
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WATS1
34.34/80.70
1230 38/- - 130/2G3 -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LMSS1 N/A          
ACXS1 N/A          
FBIS1
32.68/79.89
1200 52/- 46 350/7G9 30.31/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
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FBPS1 N/A          
NIWS1 N/A          
MROS1 N/A          
41029 N/A          
41004 N/A          
41424 N/A          
OCPN7 N/A          
BFTN7
34.72/76.67
1230 49/59 - 350/9G12 30.27/- -/-/- -/-/-
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CLKN7
34.62/76.53
1200 50/- - 340/12G13 30.29/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41025 N/A          
41001 N/A          
41035 N/A          
41036 N/A          
41037 N/A          
41038 N/A          
41013
33.44/77.74
1240 59/77 48 10/12G18 30.28/- -/-/- -/-/-
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SPAG1 N/A          
SECG1 N/A          
SKMG1 N/A          
FPKG1
32.04/80.90
1230 58/69 - 30/8G10 30.29/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41008 N/A          
SAXG1
31.42/81.30
1200 57/- 53 20/9G- 30.27/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
41112 N/A          
FRDF1
30.68/81.47
1230 64/72 - 330/5G7 30.24/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MYPF1
30.40/81.43
1230 70/72 - 40/16G21 30.23/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41012 N/A          
SAUF1
29.86/81.27
1200 71/72 - 40/12G13 30.23/+0.03 -/-/- -/-/-
-
GTXF1 N/A          
41009 N/A          
41010 N/A          
41113
28.40/80.53
1221 -/74 - -/-G- -/- 0.66/11.1/E 3.28/6.2/E
STEEP
41114 N/A          
LKWF1
26.61/80.03
1230 76/74 57 60/15G18 30.12/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
VAKF1
25.73/80.16
1230 76/80 - 60/12G17 30.12/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
FWYF1
25.59/80.10
1200 76/80 - 70/21G25 30.11/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
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MLRF1
25.01/80.38
1200 76/81 - 90/18G21 30.09/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
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LONF1
24.84/80.86
1200 75/74 63 70/12G13 30.10/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SMKF1 N/A          
SANF1 N/A          
SAPF1
27.76/82.63
1230 68/74 - 70/9G13 30.16/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SPGF1 N/A          
41046
23.87/68.48
1240 77/82 66 360/18G23 30.01/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41047
27.52/71.48
1240 73/80 56 360/14G18 30.08/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41048 N/A          
BEPB6 N/A          
SJNP4
18.46/66.12
1230 80/85 - 170/7G7 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
MGIP4
17.97/67.05
1230 83/82 - 120/2G4 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LPRP4 N/A          
JOXP4 N/A          
CHAV3
18.34/64.92
1230 83/85 - 110/1G2 29.93/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
CHSV3
17.75/64.70
1230 84/84 - 70/2G5 29.92/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
LTBV3 N/A          
41043
21.13/64.86
1240 81/83 73 50/10G12 29.96/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
41421 N/A          
41420 N/A          
SHIP1
34.50/76.90
1200 53/70 - 350/14G- 30.25/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP2
32.50/78.40
1200 63/77 51 30/9G- 30.24/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP3
32.10/69.80
1200 68/75 58 340/34G- 30.02/+0.09 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP4
31.90/80.50
1200 63/71 53 30/18G- -/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP5
28.60/64.90
1200 72/76 56 290/18G- 29.99/+0.02 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP6
28.30/77.50
1200 72/81 63 20/22G- 30.15/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP7
28.10/70.40
1200 72/79 56 340/16G- 30.09/- -/-/- -/-/-
-
SHIP8
23.70/83.60
1200 77/82 66 90/24G- 29.96/+0.00 -/-/- -/-/-
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SHIP9
17.30/82.20
1200 -/- - -/-G- 29.90/- -/-/- -/-/-
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