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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras
Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones,
and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

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838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including
the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries...

Localized hazardous marine conditions in the form of strong
northerly breezes and very rough seas will be present through
tomorrow for the northern outer waters. Aside from that, a gentle
to moderate breeze with moderate to rough seas will prevail
through Friday.

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Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 25 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance
of drizzle.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
until early morning. A slight chance of drizzle late this evening
and overnight.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and
S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
until early morning. A slight chance of drizzle late this evening
and overnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle late this evening and overnight. Patchy dense fog late
this evening and overnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. A slight chance of drizzle.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...W wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to
10 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and overnight. A slight chance of drizzle late.
.TUE...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle. Patchy dense fog.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the evening. A slight chance of drizzle.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

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Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to
10 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A
slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....


IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 8
seconds.

ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas 4 to 5 feet at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb
current of 3.0 kt at 07:54 AM Tuesday and 2.1 kt at 08:56 PM
Tuesday.

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Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to
10 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and
variable, then becoming SW around 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle.
.THU...S wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
drizzle after midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and  the San Francisco
Bay north of the Bay Bridge-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
evening and overnight.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of drizzle
after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.

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San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt after
midnight.

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Monterey Bay-
838 PM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind around 10 kt this evening, becoming light and
variable, then becoming W around 5 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A slight chance
of drizzle after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A
slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 10 seconds. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance
of drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


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