River Forecast Issued by NWS
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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:59am EDT Thursday, April 18, 2024
This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
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: Covington - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 473.97 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Warren County, IN
: Record River Stage 35.1 ft
: Major River Stage 28.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 24.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 16.0 ft
: Action River Stage 11.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 11AM EDT on Mon, Apr 22
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 20.8
: Apr 17 / 20.5 / 20.3 / 20.0 / 19.7
: Apr 18 / 19.4 / 19.1 / 18.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 18.8 ft at 945am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER CVGI3 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 18.7
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 18.5 / 18.2 / 18.0 / 17.9
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 17.8 / 17.7 / 17.6 / 17.5
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 17.4 / 17.3 / 17.2 / 17.0
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 16.8 / 16.6 / 16.2 / 15.8
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 15.3 / 14.9 / 14.5 / 14.0
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 13.6 / 13.3 / 12.9 / 12.7
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 12.4 / 12.2 / 12.0 / 11.8
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 11.6 / 11.5 / 11.3 / 11.0
.E10: Apr 27 : / 10.8 / 10.5 / 10.2 / 9.9
.E11: Apr 28 : / 9.6 / 9.3 / 9.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.01 / 0.06 / 0.00 / 0.02
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.01 / 0.56 / 0.03 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 18.9
: Apr 16 / 24.3 / 18.0 / 14.4 / 21.8
: Apr 17 / 26.5 / 21.3 / 18.9 / 20.5
: Apr 18 / 19.3 / 13.8 / 8.8 / 16.3
: Apr 19 / 22.9 / 15.1 / 8.6 / 10.5
: Apr 20 / 12.7 / 8.5 / 5.7
:____________________________________________________________________
: Montezuma - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 457.75 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Parke County, IN
: Record River Stage 34.0 ft
: Major River Stage 30.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 24.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 14.0 ft
: Action River Stage 10.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 10AM EDT on Tue, Apr 23
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 20.5
: Apr 17 / 20.4 / 20.2 / 20.0 / 19.8
: Apr 18 / 19.6 / 19.3 / 19.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 18.9 ft at 945am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER MTZI3 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 18.8
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 18.6 / 18.3 / 18.2 / 18.3
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 18.5 / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.5
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 18.3 / 18.1 / 17.8 / 17.5
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 17.2 / 16.9 / 16.5 / 16.2
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 15.6 / 14.9 / 14.2 / 13.6
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 13.0 / 12.5 / 12.0 / 11.6
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 11.2 / 10.9 / 10.6 / 10.4
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 10.1 / 9.9 / 9.7 / 9.5
.E10: Apr 27 : / 9.3 / 9.0 / 8.8 / 8.5
.E11: Apr 28 : / 8.3 / 8.0 / 7.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.01 / 0.11 / 0.00 / 0.01
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.03 / 0.54 / 0.05 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 20.1
: Apr 16 / 25.8 / 18.9 / 15.6 / 22.5
: Apr 17 / 26.7 / 20.7 / 18.9 / 20.7
: Apr 18 / 20.2 / 14.4 / 8.9 / 17.1
: Apr 19 / 23.9 / 15.9 / 8.8 / 10.7
: Apr 20 / 12.9 / 8.9 / 6.1
:____________________________________________________________________
: Terre Haute - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 445.78 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Vigo County, IN
: Record River Stage 31.1 ft
: Major River Stage 30.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 24.5 ft
: Flood River Stage 16.5 ft
: Action River Stage 11.5 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 10PM EDT on Tue, Apr 23
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 20.7
: Apr 17 / 20.7 / 20.8 / 20.7 / 20.7
: Apr 18 / 20.6 / 20.5 / 20.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 20.3 ft at 930am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER TERI3 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 20.2
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 20.0 / 19.9 / 19.9 / 19.8
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 19.8 / 19.8 / 19.8 / 19.7
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 19.6 / 19.5 / 19.4 / 19.2
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 19.0 / 18.8 / 18.6 / 18.4
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 18.2 / 17.9 / 17.6 / 17.2
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 16.8 / 16.0 / 15.2 / 14.5
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 13.9 / 13.3 / 12.8 / 12.3
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 11.9 / 11.6 / 11.3 / 11.0
.E10: Apr 27 : / 10.7 / 10.5 / 10.2 / 9.9
.E11: Apr 28 : / 9.6 / 9.3 / 9.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Hutsonville - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 420.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Crawford County, IL
: Record River Stage 29.8 ft
: Major River Stage 28.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 24.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 16.0 ft
: Action River Stage 12.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 3PM EDT on Thu, Apr 25
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 20.4E
: Apr 17 / 20.4E/ 20.4E/ 20.5E/ 20.5E
: Apr 18 / 20.5E/ 20.5E/ 20.5E
: Observed values (above) with a trailing E indicate missing values
: that were replaced with estimates from model simulations.
:
: Latest Observed River Stage MISSING
:
.ER HUTI2 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 20.4
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 20.4 / 20.4 / 20.3 / 20.3
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 20.3 / 20.2 / 20.2 / 20.2
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 20.1 / 20.1 / 20.1 / 20.0
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 20.0 / 19.9 / 19.8 / 19.7
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 19.6 / 19.5 / 19.4 / 19.3
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 19.2 / 19.0 / 18.9 / 18.6
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 18.1 / 17.4 / 16.7 / 16.1
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 15.4 / 14.9 / 14.4 / 14.0
.E10: Apr 27 : / 13.5 / 12.9 / 12.4 / 12.0
.E11: Apr 28 : / 11.5 / 11.1 / 10.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.00 / 0.18 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.15 / 0.41 / 0.07 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 22.1
: Apr 16 / 28.7 / 21.6 / 18.5 / 22.8
: Apr 17 / 26.7 / 21.0 / 19.2 / 21.5
: Apr 18 / 21.9 / 15.8 / 10.3 / 18.4
: Apr 19 / 25.5 / 17.8 / 9.9 / 11.4
: Apr 20 / 13.5 / 9.2 / 6.9
:____________________________________________________________________
: Riverton - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 414.65 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Sullivan County, IN
: Record River Stage 29.4 ft
: Major River Stage 26.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 22.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 15.0 ft
: Action River Stage 10.5 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Fall below flood level around 3PM EDT on Thu, Apr 25
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 18.8
: Apr 17 / 18.8 / 18.8 / 18.8 / 18.9
: Apr 18 / 18.9 / 18.9 / 19.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 18.9 ft at 900am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER RVTI3 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 18.9
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 18.9 / 18.9 / 18.9 / 18.8
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 18.8 / 18.8 / 18.7 / 18.7
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 18.7 / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.6
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 18.5 / 18.4 / 18.4 / 18.3
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 18.2 / 18.1 / 18.0 / 17.9
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 17.8 / 17.7 / 17.6 / 17.4
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 17.2 / 16.7 / 16.0 / 15.1
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 14.3 / 13.5 / 12.9 / 12.3
.E10: Apr 27 : / 11.8 / 11.3 / 10.8 / 10.4
.E11: Apr 28 : / 10.0 / 9.6 / 9.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.00 / 0.15 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.19 / 0.34 / 0.08 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 22.7
: Apr 16 / 29.2 / 22.5 / 19.3 / 22.9
: Apr 17 / 27.2 / 21.4 / 19.2 / 22.0
: Apr 18 / 23.0 / 16.6 / 11.2 / 19.1
: Apr 19 / 26.1 / 18.7 / 10.6 / 12.0
: Apr 20 / 13.9 / 9.4 / 7.2
:____________________________________________________________________
: Vincennes - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 394.43 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Knox County, IN
: Record River Stage 29.3 ft
: Major River Stage 28.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 22.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 16.0 ft
: Action River Stage 10.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR VCNI3 20240420 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 17.0
: Crest near 17.0 ft around 2AM EDT on Sat, Apr 20
: Fall below flood level around 1PM EDT on Tue, Apr 23
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 16.9
: Apr 17 / 16.9 / 16.8 / 16.7 / 16.7
: Apr 18 / 16.7 / 16.7 / 16.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 16.6 ft at 945am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER VCNI3 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 16.7
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 16.7 / 16.7 / 16.8 / 16.9
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 16.9 / 17.0 / 16.9 / 16.9
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 16.9 / 16.8 / 16.7 / 16.7
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 16.6 / 16.6 / 16.5 / 16.4
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 16.3 / 16.2 / 16.1 / 16.0
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 15.7 / 15.5 / 15.3 / 15.1
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 14.8 / 14.6 / 14.3 / 13.8
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 13.1 / 12.4 / 11.7 / 11.0
.E10: Apr 27 : / 10.4 / 9.9 / 9.4 / 9.0
.E11: Apr 28 : / 8.6 / 8.3 / 8.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.00 / 0.17 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.19 / 0.42 / 0.08 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 22.5
: Apr 16 / 29.2 / 23.0 / 19.7 / 22.7
: Apr 17 / 27.3 / 21.7 / 19.2 / 22.2
: Apr 18 / 23.9 / 17.0 / 12.2 / 19.7
: Apr 19 / 26.7 / 19.3 / 11.4 / 12.3
: Apr 20 / 14.2 / 9.7 / 7.6
:____________________________________________________________________
: Mount Carmel - Wabash River - IND
: Zero Datum 369.46 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Wabash County, IL
: Record River Stage 34.0 ft
: Major River Stage 32.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 19.0 ft
: Action River Stage 11.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR MCRI2 20240421 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 22.5
: Crest near 22.5 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 21
: Fall below flood level around 11PM EDT on Wed, Apr 24
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 21.0
: Apr 17 / 21.0 / 21.1 / 21.1 / 21.2
: Apr 18 / 21.2 / 21.3 / 21.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 21.4 ft at 845am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER MCRI2 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 21.4
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 21.5 / 21.6 / 21.7 / 21.8
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 22.0 / 22.1 / 22.2 / 22.3
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 22.4 / 22.4 / 22.5 / 22.5
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 22.5 / 22.4 / 22.3 / 22.2
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 22.0 / 21.8 / 21.5 / 21.3
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 21.0 / 20.6 / 20.3 / 19.8
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 19.3 / 18.7 / 18.0 / 17.3
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 16.7 / 16.0 / 15.4 / 14.7
.E10: Apr 27 : / 13.9 / 12.9 / 11.9 / 11.0
.E11: Apr 28 : / 10.3 / 9.7 / 9.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.00 / 0.26 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.18 / 0.44 / 0.07 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 22.9
: Apr 16 / 29.7 / 23.8 / 20.0 / 23.0
: Apr 17 / 28.1 / 22.6 / 19.6 / 22.9
: Apr 18 / 25.9 / 18.6 / 13.4 / 21.0
: Apr 19 / 27.4 / 20.0 / 12.3 / 12.8
: Apr 20 / 15.0 / 10.1 / 8.2
:____________________________________________________________________
: New Harmony - Wabash River - PAH
: Zero Datum 353.07 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Posey County, IN
: Record River Stage 27.7 ft
: Major River Stage 23.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage 20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage 15.0 ft
: Action River Stage 10.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR NHRI3 20240422 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 17.3
: Crest near 17.3 ft around 2PM EDT on Mon, Apr 22
: Fall below flood level around 11PM EDT on Thu, Apr 25
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 16 / 16.3
: Apr 17 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.2
: Apr 18 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 16.3 ft at 930am EDT on Thu, Apr 18
:
.ER NHRI3 20240418 Z DC202404181359/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 18 : / 16.3
.E2 : Apr 19 : / 16.3 / 16.4 / 16.5 / 16.5
.E3 : Apr 20 : / 16.6 / 16.7 / 16.8 / 16.9
.E4 : Apr 21 : / 17.0 / 17.1 / 17.1 / 17.2
.E5 : Apr 22 : / 17.2 / 17.3 / 17.3 / 17.3
.E6 : Apr 23 : / 17.3 / 17.2 / 17.2 / 17.1
.E7 : Apr 24 : / 17.0 / 16.8 / 16.7 / 16.5
.E8 : Apr 25 : / 16.3 / 16.1 / 15.9 / 15.5
.E9 : Apr 26 : / 15.2 / 14.8 / 14.4 / 13.9
.E10: Apr 27 : / 13.4 / 12.8 / 12.2 / 11.6
.E11: Apr 28 : / 10.8 / 10.1 / 9.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 0.00
: Apr 16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 17 / 0.00 / 0.32 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 18 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 18 / 0.00
: Apr 19 / 0.16 / 0.46 / 0.06 / 0.00
: Apr 20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 15 / 22.9
: Apr 16 / 29.5 / 23.4 / 19.9 / 23.1
: Apr 17 / 27.8 / 22.0 / 19.9 / 23.3
: Apr 18 / 26.9 / 19.1 / 13.6 / 21.5
: Apr 19 / 27.4 / 19.9 / 12.4 / 12.9
: Apr 20 / 15.2 / 9.9 / 8.1
:____________________________________________________________________
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