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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:02am EDT Tuesday, May 7, 2024

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


: 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.
:
.AR CVGI3 20240511 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 12.2
: Crest near 12.2 ft around 8AM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  11.9
:     May 06   /  11.6 /  11.4 /  11.1 /  10.8
:     May 07   /  10.6 /  10.3 /  10.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.0 ft at 945am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER CVGI3 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /   9.8
.E2 : May 08 : /   9.5 /   9.5 /   9.3 /   9.3
.E3 : May 09 : /   9.3 /   9.3 /   9.6 /  10.0
.E4 : May 10 : /  10.5 /  10.9 /  11.2 /  11.5
.E5 : May 11 : /  11.8 /  12.1 /  12.2 /  12.2
.E6 : May 12 : /  12.0 /  11.7 /  11.4 /  11.0
.E7 : May 13 : /  10.6 /  10.3 /  10.0 /   9.8
.E8 : May 14 : /   9.5 /   9.3 /   9.2 /   9.0
.E9 : May 15 : /   8.8 /   8.7 /   8.6 /   8.5
.E10: May 16 : /   8.4 /   8.3 /   8.2 /   8.1
.E11: May 17 : /   8.0 /   7.9 /   7.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.11 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 07   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.29
:     May 08   /  0.16 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.10 /  0.40 /  0.03
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  21.8
:     May 05   /  27.2 /  20.5 /  15.5 /  16.0
:     May 06   /  19.6 /  15.0 /  12.1 /  18.0
:     May 07   /  24.8 /  20.3 /  17.0 /  21.5
:     May 08   /  23.7 /  17.9 /  14.1 /  22.5
:     May 09   /  25.3 /  18.0 /  15.8
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
.AR MTZI3 20240511 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 13.0
: Crest near 13.0 ft around 8PM EDT on Fri, May 10
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  11.2
:     May 06   /  11.0 /  10.8 /  10.6 /  10.5
:     May 07   /  10.3 /  10.1 /   9.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 9.8 ft at 945am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER MTZI3 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /   9.6
.E2 : May 08 : /   9.3 /   9.2 /   9.1 /   9.1
.E3 : May 09 : /   9.1 /   9.2 /   9.8 /  10.8
.E4 : May 10 : /  11.7 /  12.4 /  12.8 /  13.0
.E5 : May 11 : /  13.0 /  12.9 /  12.8 /  12.6
.E6 : May 12 : /  12.4 /  12.1 /  11.7 /  11.3
.E7 : May 13 : /  10.8 /  10.3 /   9.9 /   9.5
.E8 : May 14 : /   9.2 /   8.9 /   8.7 /   8.4
.E9 : May 15 : /   8.2 /   8.0 /   7.9 /   7.7
.E10: May 16 : /   7.5 /   7.4 /   7.3 /   7.2
.E11: May 17 : /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.8
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.21 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 07   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.28
:     May 08   /  0.16 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.13 /  0.43 /  0.03
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  22.1
:     May 05   /  27.4 /  19.7 /  15.2 /  16.0
:     May 06   /  20.3 /  15.6 /  13.2 /  18.8
:     May 07   /  25.1 /  20.6 /  17.9 /  21.8
:     May 08   /  24.1 /  18.1 /  14.3 /  22.8
:     May 09   /  25.4 /  18.2 /  16.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
.AR TERI3 20240511 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 14.1
: Crest near 14.1 ft around 2AM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  12.3
:     May 06   /  12.1 /  11.9 /  11.7 /  11.5
:     May 07   /  11.3 /  11.1 /  10.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.8 ft at 930am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER TERI3 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /  10.7
.E2 : May 08 : /  10.5 /  10.3 /  10.2 /  10.1
.E3 : May 09 : /  10.1 /  10.2 /  10.4 /  11.0
.E4 : May 10 : /  11.9 /  12.8 /  13.5 /  13.9
.E5 : May 11 : /  14.1 /  14.1 /  14.0 /  13.8
.E6 : May 12 : /  13.6 /  13.4 /  13.1 /  12.8
.E7 : May 13 : /  12.4 /  11.9 /  11.4 /  11.0
.E8 : May 14 : /  10.5 /  10.1 /   9.8 /   9.5
.E9 : May 15 : /   9.2 /   8.9 /   8.7 /   8.5
.E10: May 16 : /   8.3 /   8.1 /   7.9 /   7.8
.E11: May 17 : /   7.7 /   8.0 /   7.9
:
: 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.
:
.AR HUTI2 20240511 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 15.5
: Crest near 15.5 ft around 8AM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  14.2E
:     May 06   /  14.0E/  13.8E/  13.5E/  13.2E
:     May 07   /  12.9E/  12.6E/  12.3E
: 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 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /  12.1
.E2 : May 08 : /  11.9 /  11.7 /  11.6 /  11.5
.E3 : May 09 : /  11.4 /  11.5 /  11.6 /  11.9
.E4 : May 10 : /  12.5 /  13.3 /  14.2 /  14.9
.E5 : May 11 : /  15.3 /  15.5 /  15.5 /  15.4
.E6 : May 12 : /  15.3 /  15.1 /  14.8 /  14.6
.E7 : May 13 : /  14.4 /  14.1 /  13.6 /  13.1
.E8 : May 14 : /  12.6 /  12.0 /  11.6 /  11.2
.E9 : May 15 : /  10.8 /  10.5 /  10.2 /   9.9
.E10: May 16 : /   9.7 /   9.5 /   9.3 /   9.1
.E11: May 17 : /   8.9 /   8.8 /   8.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.36 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00
:     May 07   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.04
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.25
:     May 08   /  0.14 /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.24 /  0.44 /  0.03
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  22.4
:     May 05   /  27.1 /  20.0 /  16.3 /  17.6
:     May 06   /  21.3 /  17.3 /  15.4 /  18.9
:     May 07   /  23.5 /  19.7 /  18.3 /  22.3
:     May 08   /  25.2 /  19.1 /  14.9 /  23.2
:     May 09   /  26.1 /  19.1 /  17.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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.
:
.AR RVTI3 20240511 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 14.4
: Crest near 14.4 ft around 2PM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  13.0
:     May 06   /  12.8 /  12.6 /  12.3 /  12.1
:     May 07   /  11.9 /  11.6 /  11.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 11.4 ft at 900am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER RVTI3 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /  11.2
.E2 : May 08 : /  11.0 /  10.8 /  10.6 /  10.5
.E3 : May 09 : /  10.4 /  10.3 /  10.4 /  10.6
.E4 : May 10 : /  10.9 /  11.5 /  12.2 /  13.0
.E5 : May 11 : /  13.7 /  14.2 /  14.4 /  14.4
.E6 : May 12 : /  14.3 /  14.0 /  13.8 /  13.5
.E7 : May 13 : /  13.2 /  12.9 /  12.5 /  12.1
.E8 : May 14 : /  11.6 /  11.1 /  10.7 /  10.2
.E9 : May 15 : /   9.8 /   9.5 /   9.2 /   8.9
.E10: May 16 : /   8.6 /   8.4 /   8.2 /   8.0
.E11: May 17 : /   7.8 /   7.6 /   7.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.21 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.01
:     May 07   /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.02
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.19
:     May 08   /  0.13 /  0.03 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.25 /  0.49 /  0.04
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  22.7
:     May 05   /  27.0 /  20.5 /  17.1 /  18.5
:     May 06   /  22.2 /  18.0 /  16.2 /  18.9
:     May 07   /  23.4 /  19.5 /  18.4 /  22.8
:     May 08   /  25.7 /  19.7 /  15.6 /  23.4
:     May 09   /  26.4 /  19.6 /  17.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 20240512 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 12.5
: Crest near 12.5 ft around 8PM EDT on Sat, May 11
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  11.8
:     May 06   /  11.6 /  11.4 /  11.2 /  11.0
:     May 07   /  10.8 /  10.7 /  10.5
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.3 ft at 945am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER VCNI3 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /  10.3
.E2 : May 08 : /  10.1 /   9.9 /   9.7 /   9.6
.E3 : May 09 : /   9.4 /   9.3 /   9.4 /   9.5
.E4 : May 10 : /   9.8 /  10.0 /  10.3 /  10.6
.E5 : May 11 : /  11.1 /  11.6 /  12.1 /  12.4
.E6 : May 12 : /  12.5 /  12.4 /  12.3 /  12.1
.E7 : May 13 : /  11.8 /  11.6 /  11.3 /  11.0
.E8 : May 14 : /  10.7 /  10.4 /  10.0 /   9.6
.E9 : May 15 : /   9.2 /   8.9 /   8.6 /   8.3
.E10: May 16 : /   8.1 /   7.9 /   7.7 /   7.5
.E11: May 17 : /   7.3 /   7.2 /   7.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.09 /  0.05
:     May 07   /  0.09 /  0.00 /  0.01
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.19
:     May 08   /  0.13 /  0.06 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.21 /  0.61 /  0.06
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  22.7
:     May 05   /  27.3 /  21.1 /  17.6 /  19.1
:     May 06   /  22.9 /  19.0 /  16.7 /  19.0
:     May 07   /  23.6 /  20.1 /  19.0 /  23.0
:     May 08   /  25.9 /  20.4 /  16.4 /  23.7
:     May 09   /  26.6 /  20.0 /  18.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 20240512 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 15.6
: Crest near 15.6 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, May 12
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /  12.2
:     May 06   /  12.0 /  11.8 /  11.7 /  11.5
:     May 07   /  11.4 /  11.2 /  11.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 11.0 ft at 845am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER MCRI2 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /  10.8
.E2 : May 08 : /  10.6 /  10.5 /  10.3 /  10.2
.E3 : May 09 : /  10.1 /  10.0 /  10.0 /  10.2
.E4 : May 10 : /  10.5 /  10.9 /  11.5 /  12.2
.E5 : May 11 : /  12.8 /  13.3 /  13.6 /  14.1
.E6 : May 12 : /  14.6 /  15.1 /  15.4 /  15.6
.E7 : May 13 : /  15.6 /  15.5 /  15.3 /  15.1
.E8 : May 14 : /  14.9 /  14.6 /  14.3 /  14.0
.E9 : May 15 : /  13.6 /  13.2 /  12.7 /  12.3
.E10: May 16 : /  12.0 /  11.7 /  11.4 /  11.1
.E11: May 17 : /  10.9 /  10.6 /  10.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.02 /  0.17 /  0.09
:     May 07   /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.02
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.18
:     May 08   /  0.15 /  0.05 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.23 /  0.62 /  0.09
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  23.1
:     May 05   /  28.0 /  21.8 /  18.1 /  19.9
:     May 06   /  24.0 /  20.3 /  17.7 /  19.7
:     May 07   /  24.0 /  20.7 /  19.7 /  23.6
:     May 08   /  26.3 /  21.3 /  17.2 /  24.3
:     May 09   /  26.9 /  20.4 /  18.5
:____________________________________________________________________

: 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 20240513 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 12.0
: Crest near 12.0 ft around 8AM EDT on Mon, May 13
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 05                           /   9.7
:     May 06   /   9.5 /   9.4 /   9.3 /   9.0
:     May 07   /   8.9 /   8.8 /   8.7
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.6 ft at 930am EDT on Tue, May 7
:
.ER NHRI3 20240507 Z DC202405071402/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : May 07 :                         /   8.5
.E2 : May 08 : /   8.4 /   8.2 /   8.1 /   7.9
.E3 : May 09 : /   7.8 /   7.7 /   7.7 /   7.8
.E4 : May 10 : /   8.0 /   8.2 /   8.6 /   9.0
.E5 : May 11 : /   9.4 /   9.9 /  10.2 /  10.5
.E6 : May 12 : /  10.8 /  11.2 /  11.5 /  11.7
.E7 : May 13 : /  11.9 /  12.0 /  12.0 /  11.9
.E8 : May 14 : /  11.8 /  11.7 /  11.5 /  11.3
.E9 : May 15 : /  11.1 /  10.8 /  10.5 /  10.2
.E10: May 16 : /   9.9 /   9.6 /   9.3 /   9.0
.E11: May 17 : /   8.8 /   8.5 /   8.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  0.00
:     May 05   /  0.00 /  0.10 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 06   /  0.00 /  0.05 /  0.08 /  0.15
:     May 07   /  0.02 /  0.00 /  0.05
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 07                           /  0.14
:     May 08   /  0.11 /  0.04 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     May 09   /  0.31 /  0.53 /  0.08
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: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     May 04                           /  23.0
:     May 05   /  28.0 /  21.0 /  17.6 /  19.9
:     May 06   /  24.1 /  20.4 /  17.7 /  19.8
:     May 07   /  23.9 /  20.4 /  19.9 /  23.7
:     May 08   /  26.3 /  21.3 /  17.2 /  24.4
:     May 09   /  26.5 /  20.2 /  18.3
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