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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
TXZ012-052230-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
DATE SUN 07/05/09 MON 07/06/09 TUE 07/07/09
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 66 85 64 92
TEMP 69 67 73 78 80 78 72 69 67 66 75 82 85 83 73 69 66 64 77 87 92 89
DEWPT 61 62 62 61 60 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 58 59 60 62 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 50 81 41 87 38
RH 76 84 68 56 51 52 66 73 78 81 60 47 43 44 62 68 78 87 60 45 38 42
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 6 8 10 12 13 12 9 10 10 9 8 8 9
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 77 76 77 77 75 72 66 59 57 55 53 51 54 56 55 54 52 50 31 11 6 0
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.09 0.02 0.05 0.02
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 2 4 4 7 5 1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 10
VENT RATE 3 18 48 52 65 20 7 3 3 2 25 53 56 90 8 6 5 4 39 85 99114
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE SE SW W W W S S S SW SE S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 13 13 14 11 4 8 5 5 3 5 8 8 11 17 12 10 8 14 14 12 13
DATE WED 07/08/09 THU 07/09/09 FRI 07/10/09 SAT 07/11/09
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 94 68 98 68 98 69 96
TEMP 74 69 90 91 74 68 93 95 75 68 93 95 75 69 92 93
DEWPT 63 61 53 43 56 50 44 37 52 52 51 48 55 53 53 44
MAX/MIN RH 76 19 55 13 57 19 57 19
RH 69 76 28 19 53 53 19 13 45 57 24 20 50 57 27 19
PWIND DIR S S SE SW SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ016-052230-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
DATE SUN 07/05/09 MON 07/06/09 TUE 07/07/09
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 64 88 65 93
TEMP 65 63 70 76 79 77 70 67 65 64 75 84 88 85 75 70 67 65 78 88 93 90
DEWPT 64 63 64 64 62 61 62 64 63 62 61 61 60 59 60 61 61 60 61 61 58 55
MIN/MAX RH 56 93 39 87 30
RH 97100 81 66 56 58 76 90 93 93 62 46 39 41 60 73 81 84 56 41 31 31
WIND DIR N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE
WIND SPD 5 8 5 3 6 8 8 6 5 4 6 8 9 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 80 81 79 76 73 69 61 53 51 49 48 46 51 56 59 62 53 44 22 0 12 23
POP 12HR 40 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.09 0.02 0.07 0.02
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <1 1 4 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 12
VENT RATE 2 12 39 24 21 14 4 2 2 <1 28 48 64 77 5 5 8 4 30 77115108
T WIND DIR NE E E E NE SE S W W W S S SW SW SE S SW SW W W W W
T WIND SPD 4 13 12 9 8 8 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 10 10 11 18 8 13 16 11 10
DATE WED 07/08/09 THU 07/09/09 FRI 07/10/09 SAT 07/11/09
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 98 68 98 68 99 67 97
TEMP 74 68 93 95 75 68 93 95 75 68 94 95 74 67 92 94
DEWPT 61 53 35 36 41 45 40 37 44 47 45 44 52 54 52 45
MAX/MIN RH 66 12 44 13 47 15 63 18
RH 64 59 13 13 29 44 16 13 33 47 19 17 46 63 26 19
PWIND DIR S W S W S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ008-052230-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
DATE SUN 07/05/09 MON 07/06/09 TUE 07/07/09
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 68 88 67 94
TEMP 71 70 78 85 88 86 76 72 70 68 77 85 88 86 76 72 69 67 79 89 94 91
DEWPT 62 62 61 59 58 56 58 60 60 60 60 60 59 58 59 60 61 61 63 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 35 76 38 81 36
RH 73 76 56 41 36 36 54 66 71 76 56 43 38 39 56 66 76 81 58 44 37 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 6 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 72 70 72 73 71 68 64 60 60 59 57 54 55 56 55 53 53 53 29 5 24 42
POP 12HR 30 40 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.09 0 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 4 4 1 1 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 1 4 5 7 7 3 <1 <1 <1 5 9 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 10
VENT RATE 3 12 44 65 59 46 9 2 2 1 35 60 63 86 7 6 5 4 45105105105
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E SE W W S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 13 12 14 10 8 3 3 3 2 8 8 8 10 14 12 10 8 17 17 12 12
DATE WED 07/08/09 THU 07/09/09 FRI 07/10/09 SAT 07/11/09
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 98 73 98 73 100 73 99
TEMP 76 71 93 95 79 73 94 95 79 73 96 97 79 73 95 96
DEWPT 63 63 58 49 60 56 48 40 57 55 52 48 57 54 53 44
MAX/MIN RH 76 21 57 15 53 18 53 17
RH 64 76 31 21 52 55 21 15 47 53 23 19 47 51 24 17
PWIND DIR S S SE S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ008-052230-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
DATE SUN 07/05/09 MON 07/06/09 TUE 07/07/09
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 67 87 66 94
TEMP 70 69 77 83 86 84 75 71 69 67 76 84 87 85 75 71 68 66 79 89 94 91
DEWPT 61 62 60 59 58 57 58 59 60 60 61 61 59 57 58 59 60 60 62 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 37 78 38 81 36
RH 73 78 56 44 39 40 56 66 73 78 60 46 39 39 56 66 76 81 56 44 37 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 5 4 6 9 10 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 73 71 73 74 71 68 64 60 59 58 56 53 55 57 56 54 53 52 26 0 23 45
POP 12HR 30 40 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.05 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 1 5 5 7 7 4 <1 <1 <1 6 9 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 10 10
VENT RATE 3 12 50 65 59 46 11 2 2 1 33 60 63 95 7 6 5 4 45 98110105
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E SE W W SW S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 13 12 14 10 8 3 4 4 2 6 8 8 11 14 12 10 8 17 17 12 12
DATE WED 07/08/09 THU 07/09/09 FRI 07/10/09 SAT 07/11/09
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 98 71 98 71 99 72 99
TEMP 75 69 93 95 77 71 94 95 77 71 94 96 78 72 95 96
DEWPT 63 62 56 45 59 55 45 37 56 54 50 47 56 54 53 43
MAX/MIN RH 78 18 59 13 55 18 53 16
RH 66 78 29 18 54 57 19 13 48 55 23 19 47 53 24 16
PWIND DIR S S SE SW SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
TXZ006-052230-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
DATE SUN 07/05/09 MON 07/06/09 TUE 07/07/09
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 64 89 63 95
TEMP 67 65 73 80 83 81 72 68 66 64 76 85 89 86 74 69 65 63 78 90 95 91
DEWPT 61 61 61 60 59 58 59 60 61 61 61 61 60 58 60 61 61 60 61 62 58 54
MIN/MAX RH 44 90 37 90 27
RH 81 87 66 51 44 46 64 76 84 90 60 45 38 39 62 76 87 90 56 39 29 29
WIND DIR N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SE
WIND SPD 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 8 11 12 13 11 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 73 72 71 70 64 57 59 60 54 48 47 46 52 57 55 52 46 40 20 0 29 58
POP 12HR 30 40 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.09 0.02 0.07 0.02
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1 2 2 5 5 5 3 <1 <1 <1 5 7 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 15 13
VENT RATE 11 32 12 45 25 41 15 2 3 <1 54 77 76126 3 5 5 5 58 55131130
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E E SE S W W W S SW SW SW S S SW SW W W NW SW
T WIND SPD 12 18 6 11 5 10 6 4 5 4 13 12 9 16 6 11 11 10 26 12 10 11
DATE WED 07/08/09 THU 07/09/09 FRI 07/10/09 SAT 07/11/09
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 99 63 98 63 99 65 100
TEMP 70 63 93 95 71 63 92 94 71 63 93 95 72 65 94 96
DEWPT 64 59 44 35 48 46 39 33 43 46 46 42 52 54 53 44
MAX/MIN RH 90 12 54 11 54 15 68 17
RH 81 87 19 12 44 54 16 12 36 54 20 16 49 68 25 17
PWIND DIR S W S W S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
OKZ002-052230-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
331 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009
DATE SUN 07/05/09 MON 07/06/09 TUE 07/07/09
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 66 90 66 95
TEMP 68 66 75 82 85 83 74 70 68 66 77 86 90 87 76 71 68 66 79 90 95 92
DEWPT 62 61 61 61 61 60 59 58 59 59 60 61 61 60 61 61 61 61 62 62 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 43 78 37 84 31
RH 81 84 62 49 45 46 59 66 73 78 56 43 38 40 60 71 78 84 56 39 33 33
WIND DIR N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 4 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 8 11 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 68 67 68 68 63 57 60 63 61 58 56 53 56 58 56 54 50 46 23 0 28 55
POP 12HR 20 40 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT 2 2 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 11
VENT RATE 23 20 30 55 39 26 3 2 3 2 50 99 81130 9 <1 5 4 38 72 84 88
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE SE SE E S SE S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 17 11 11 11 6 4 6 3 5 4 11 12 8 14 20 8 11 9 17 13 8 9
DATE WED 07/08/09 THU 07/09/09 FRI 07/10/09 SAT 07/11/09
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 98 67 100 67 100 68 102
TEMP 75 69 93 95 74 67 95 96 74 67 95 96 75 68 96 98
DEWPT 63 63 57 45 58 60 49 35 57 54 48 40 55 54 52 43
MAX/MIN RH 81 18 78 12 65 14 61 15
RH 66 81 30 18 57 78 21 12 55 63 20 14 50 61 23 15
PWIND DIR S S S SE S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
VENT RATE(THOUSANDS OF KT-FT AGL)...VENTILATION RATE
EXAMPLE: 12 = 12,000 FEET; 120 = 120,000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 100 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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