River Forecast Issued by NWS
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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:08am EDT Wednesday, April 24, 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.
:
.AR CVGI3 20240426 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 15.8
: Crest near 15.8 ft around 8AM EDT on Fri, Apr 26
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 14.6
: Apr 23 / 14.2 / 13.8 / 13.4 / 13.1
: Apr 24 / 12.9 / 12.9 / 13.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 13.2 ft at 945am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER CVGI3 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 13.4
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 13.7 / 14.0 / 14.3 / 14.7
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 15.3 / 15.7 / 15.8 / 15.8
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 15.5 / 15.1 / 14.6 / 13.9
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 13.3 / 12.7 / 12.2 / 11.7
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 11.3 / 10.9 / 10.6 / 10.2
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 10.0 / 9.7 / 9.5 / 9.3
.E8 : May 01 : / 9.2 / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.7
.E9 : May 02 : / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.3
.E10: May 03 : / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.0 / 7.9
.E11: May 04 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.7
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.40
: Apr 24 / 0.66 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 5.8
: Apr 22 / 11.8 / 7.3 / 2.2 / 12.3
: Apr 23 / 17.5 / 12.8 / 11.1 / 10.8
: Apr 24 / 11.0 / 10.7 / 6.6 / 7.2
: Apr 25 / 10.4 / 5.2 / 2.3 / 9.7
: Apr 26 / 14.5 / 8.1 / 7.3
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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 20240427 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 13.9
: Crest near 13.9 ft around 8PM EDT on Fri, Apr 26
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 14.3
: Apr 23 / 13.8 / 13.4 / 13.0 / 12.6
: Apr 24 / 12.3 / 12.0 / 11.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 11.9 ft at 945am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER MTZI3 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 11.9
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 12.2 / 12.5 / 12.7 / 12.8
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 12.9 / 13.1 / 13.4 / 13.7
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 13.9 / 13.9 / 13.7 / 13.5
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 13.0 / 12.4 / 11.7 / 11.1
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 10.5 / 9.9 / 9.5 / 9.1
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 8.7 / 8.3 / 8.1 / 7.9
.E8 : May 01 : / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.4 / 7.3
.E9 : May 02 : / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9
.E10: May 03 : / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.5
.E11: May 04 : / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.11
: Apr 24 / 0.45 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 6.1
: Apr 22 / 12.1 / 7.1 / 2.2 / 12.5
: Apr 23 / 17.6 / 12.8 / 11.0 / 12.1
: Apr 24 / 12.0 / 10.6 / 7.1 / 8.1
: Apr 25 / 11.2 / 5.6 / 2.5 / 10.1
: Apr 26 / 15.1 / 8.7 / 8.1
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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.
:
.AR TERI3 20240428 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH00/HGIFFX :crest: 15.5
: Crest near 15.5 ft around 8PM EDT on Sat, Apr 27
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 16.0
: Apr 23 / 15.6 / 15.2 / 14.8 / 14.4
: Apr 24 / 14.1 / 13.7 / 13.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 13.3 ft at 915am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER TERI3 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 13.0
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 12.9 / 12.9 / 13.4 / 13.6
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 13.8 / 14.0 / 14.2 / 14.6
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 15.1 / 15.2 / 15.3 / 15.4
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 15.5 / 15.4 / 15.0 / 14.3
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 13.6 / 12.9 / 12.2 / 11.6
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 11.1 / 10.6 / 10.2 / 9.8
.E8 : May 01 : / 9.5 / 9.2 / 9.0 / 8.8
.E9 : May 02 : / 8.6 / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.0
.E10: May 03 : / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.6
.E11: May 04 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2
:
: 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 20240428 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 15.9
: Crest near 15.9 ft around 8AM EDT on Sun, Apr 28
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 19.0E
: Apr 23 / 18.8E/ 18.5E/ 18.2E/ 17.7E
: Apr 24 / 17.2E/ 16.6E/ 16.2E
: 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 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 15.7
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 15.3 / 14.9 / 14.6 / 14.4
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 14.7 / 14.7 / 14.8 / 14.9
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 15.0 / 15.3 / 15.7 / 15.7
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 15.8 / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.9
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 15.5 / 15.0 / 14.4 / 13.8
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 13.1 / 12.5 / 11.9 / 11.4
.E8 : May 01 : / 11.0 / 10.6 / 10.3 / 10.0
.E9 : May 02 : / 9.8 / 9.6 / 9.4 / 9.2
.E10: May 03 : / 9.1 / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.7
.E11: May 04 : / 8.6 / 8.4 / 8.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 24 / 0.23 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 7.1
: Apr 22 / 12.5 / 6.9 / 2.5 / 12.5
: Apr 23 / 17.4 / 12.6 / 10.6 / 14.9
: Apr 24 / 14.5 / 10.8 / 7.8 / 10.1
: Apr 25 / 13.4 / 6.7 / 3.0 / 10.7
: Apr 26 / 16.1 / 9.7 / 9.1
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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 20240428 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 14.9
: Crest near 14.9 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 28
: Fall below flood level around 9PM EDT on Wed, Apr 24
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 18.2
: Apr 23 / 18.0 / 17.8 / 17.6 / 17.3
: Apr 24 / 17.0 / 16.7 / 16.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 16.1 ft at 900am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER RVTI3 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 15.7
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 15.1 / 14.5 / 14.0 / 13.7
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 13.5 / 13.7 / 13.8 / 13.9
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.3 / 14.6
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 14.7 / 14.8 / 14.9 / 14.9
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 14.8 / 14.3 / 13.7 / 13.0
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 12.3 / 11.7 / 11.1 / 10.6
.E8 : May 01 : / 10.2 / 9.8 / 9.4 / 9.1
.E9 : May 02 : / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.3 / 8.1
.E10: May 03 : / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.4
.E11: May 04 : / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 24 / 0.14 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 7.3
: Apr 22 / 12.4 / 7.0 / 2.6 / 12.3
: Apr 23 / 17.6 / 12.3 / 10.2 / 15.6
: Apr 24 / 15.3 / 10.9 / 8.2 / 11.0
: Apr 25 / 14.3 / 7.4 / 3.5 / 11.2
: Apr 26 / 16.5 / 10.2 / 9.5
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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 20240429 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 12.3
: Crest near 12.3 ft around 2AM EDT on Mon, Apr 29
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 16.3
: Apr 23 / 16.2 / 16.1 / 15.9 / 15.7
: Apr 24 / 15.6 / 15.4 / 15.1
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 15.1 ft at 945am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER VCNI3 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 14.8
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 14.4 / 14.0 / 13.6 / 12.9
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 12.3 / 11.9 / 11.5 / 11.4
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 11.3 / 11.4 / 11.5 / 11.6
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 11.8 / 12.1 / 12.2 / 12.3
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 12.3 / 12.3 / 12.3 / 11.9
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 11.4 / 10.8 / 10.3 / 9.8
.E8 : May 01 : / 9.3 / 8.9 / 8.6 / 8.3
.E9 : May 02 : / 8.1 / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.4
.E10: May 03 : / 7.3 / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9
.E11: May 04 : / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.5
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 24 / 0.18 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 7.6
: Apr 22 / 12.3 / 7.2 / 3.2 / 12.2
: Apr 23 / 17.5 / 12.3 / 10.1 / 15.6
: Apr 24 / 16.3 / 11.6 / 9.0 / 11.8
: Apr 25 / 15.1 / 8.1 / 4.1 / 11.4
: Apr 26 / 16.8 / 10.7 / 10.0
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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.
:
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 20.6
: Apr 23 / 19.9 / 19.2 / 18.4 / 17.8
: Apr 24 / 17.3 / 16.8 / 16.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 16.3 ft at 945am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER MCRI2 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 15.9
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 15.5 / 15.2 / 14.8 / 14.5
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 14.2 / 13.9 / 13.5 / 13.1
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 12.5 / 12.1 / 12.0 / 11.9
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 11.8 / 11.7 / 11.6 / 11.7
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 11.8 / 11.8 / 11.8 / 11.7
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 11.7 / 11.6 / 11.3 / 10.9
.E8 : May 01 : / 10.5 / 10.1 / 9.7 / 9.4
.E9 : May 02 : / 9.1 / 8.9 / 8.6 / 8.4
.E10: May 03 : / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.7
.E11: May 04 : / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 24 / 0.33 / 0.05 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 8.4
: Apr 22 / 13.0 / 7.8 / 4.0 / 12.4
: Apr 23 / 17.9 / 13.1 / 10.8 / 16.2
: Apr 24 / 17.4 / 12.5 / 9.6 / 13.1
: Apr 25 / 16.5 / 9.4 / 4.9 / 12.2
: Apr 26 / 17.8 / 11.9 / 11.0
:____________________________________________________________________
: 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.
:
: Obsv Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 22 / 16.6
: Apr 23 / 16.5 / 16.3 / 16.0 / 15.7
: Apr 24 / 15.4 / 15.0 / 14.6
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 14.5 ft at 930am EDT on Wed, Apr 24
:
.ER NHRI3 20240424 Z DC202404241408/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:
: Fcst Valid / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
.E1 : Apr 24 : / 14.3
.E2 : Apr 25 : / 13.8 / 13.4 / 13.0 / 12.6
.E3 : Apr 26 : / 12.2 / 11.8 / 11.4 / 11.0
.E4 : Apr 27 : / 10.6 / 10.2 / 9.7 / 9.2
.E5 : Apr 28 : / 8.8 / 8.5 / 8.3 / 8.1
.E6 : Apr 29 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0
.E7 : Apr 30 : / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2
.E8 : May 01 : / 8.2 / 8.1 / 7.9 / 7.7
.E9 : May 02 : / 7.5 / 7.2 / 7.0 / 6.7
.E10: May 03 : / 6.5 / 6.2 / 6.0 / 5.9
.E11: May 04 : / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.4
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 0.00
: Apr 22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 23 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 24 / 0.21 / 0.15 / 0.00
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (48 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 24 / 0.00
: Apr 25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
: Apr 26 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (120 hours):
: Valid Times / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z
: Apr 21 / 8.6
: Apr 22 / 13.2 / 7.6 / 3.9 / 12.4
: Apr 23 / 18.2 / 13.2 / 10.8 / 16.3
: Apr 24 / 18.1 / 12.7 / 10.3 / 13.7
: Apr 25 / 17.2 / 9.9 / 5.4 / 12.6
: Apr 26 / 18.2 / 12.3 / 11.4
:____________________________________________________________________
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