Brisk Wind Advisory 113, NWS Fairbanks, AK

711 
FZAK52 PAFG 162256
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
256 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-171400-
256 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
982MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTH TO NEAR NOME BY
MON AFTERNOON AT 993MB...THEN INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY TUE MORNING.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A 1030MB
HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR BEGINNING TUESDAY
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-171400-
NORTON SOUND-
256 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-171400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
256 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-171400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
256 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-171400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
256 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

SDB/EWP MAR 14

333 
FZAK52 PAFG 171340
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
540 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-180015-
540 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR DALL POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE LISBURNE BY
4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB.

$$

PKZ200-180015-
NORTON SOUND-
540 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE..W WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-180015-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
540 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-180015-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
540 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-180015-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
540 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RF/JK MAR 14

241 
FZAK52 PAFG 172204
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
204 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-181315-
204 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 981MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE CENTRAL
CHUKCHI SEA BY TUE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE N TO 77N 173W BY THU
MORNING. A 995MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND BY TUE MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE
WEST COAST LATE TUE.

$$

PKZ200-181315-
NORTON SOUND-
204 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-181315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
204 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-181315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
204 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-181315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
204 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

SDB/MAK MAR 14

402 
FZAK52 PAFG 180310
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
710 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

UPDATED ZONE 210

PKZ299-181400-
710 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 981MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE CENTRAL
CHUKCHI SEA BY TUE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE N TO 77N 173W BY THU
MORNING. A 995MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND BY TUE MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE
WEST COAST LATE TUE.

$$

PKZ200-181400-
NORTON SOUND-
710 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-181400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
710 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

UPDATED TO CANCEL GALE WARNING

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-181400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
710 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-181400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
710 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. 
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

SDB/MAK/CF MAR 14

518 
FZAK52 PAFG 181132
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
332 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-190245-
332 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
1030MB HIGH NEAR 80N 140W WILL DRIFT SE TO 75N 130W. A 998MB LOW
OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA BY
NOON TUE...THEN CONTINUE N TO 75N 175W BY THU MORNING. A 1035MB
HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR.

$$

PKZ200-190245-
NORTON SOUND-
332 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-190245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
332 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-190245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
332 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-190245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
332 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CCC/JK MAR 14

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.DISCUSSION...

MODELS...GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS THEN SOME DIVERGENCE ON
THE HANDLING OF THE TROUGH SHEARING OFF FROM THE MAIN LOW OVER
RUSSIA AND MOVING EAST OVER THE STATE. GOOD CONCENSUS ON THE RIDGE
BUILDING IN BEHIND OVER THE WEST COAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY. GOOD
INITIALIZATION AT THE SURFACE THIS MORNING AND MODELS ARE PRETTY
SIMILAR THROUGH MIDWEEK.

ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...CLOSED 502 DAM LOW OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA
IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND WILL BE OVER SHISHMAREF BY SUNDAY MORNING
AND MOVES TO 67N 175E BY MONDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE
WILL SWEEP NORTHEAST OVER THE FORECAST AREA TO BE OVER THE ARCTIC
COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. A 497 DAM CLOSED LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN FILL AND TRACK EAST AS A 519 DAM LOW OVER THE
EASTERN INTERIOR BY TUESDAY EVENING. RIDGE BUILDING IN MIDWEEK
WILL PUSH 540 HEIGHTS OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA. AT 850
HPA...20 BELOW OR COLDER AIR COVERS THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE
MAINLAND TODAY...IT WILL BE PUSHED NORTH TONIGHT AS WARM AIR
SURGES NORTH IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM...AND THE COLD
BALL WILL EXIT THE STATE SUNDAY EVENING. WEAK WARM AIR OR NEUTRAL
ADVECTION OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE.

SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A 1011MB CENTER OVER
TANANA LATE THIS EVENING. HIGH CONTINUES NORTH WITH CENTER OVER
ANAKTUVUK PASS BY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN IT MOVES OVER THE ARCTIC
COAST AND DISSIPATES. A SHARP RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
PUSH NORTH OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
BEFORE BEING BEATEN DOWN BY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER
THE STATE. STRONG GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
KICK WINDS UP OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND EVENTUALLY OVER THE ALASKA
RANGE.

ARCTIC COAST...NPP VIIRS FOG PRODUCT AT 15/1238Z NOT SHOWING MUCH
STRATUS AROUND BUT THERE IS SOME THAT MOVED INTO BARROW THIS
MORNING AND SHOULD MOVE WEST TONIGHT. WINDS GENERALLY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING THEN BECOMING
EAST TO 15 MPH. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY.

WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...SHOULD BE A WILD COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM SPREADING NORTH INTO THE LOWER DELTA BY
SUNDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUING UP THE WEST COAST. WINDS GUSTING TO
50 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW TO START...THEN A BOUT OF HEAVY SNOW FOR
THE NULATO HILLS. TEMPERATURES ON THE RISE AS COLD AIR IS PUSHED
NORTH.

INTERIOR...PRETTY QUIET TONIGHT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER MUCH
OF THE INTERIOR. SOME STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE ALASKA RANGE
BY SUNDAY EVENING WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 55 MPH. MAY GET
SOME STRONG WINDS IN THE DELTA JUNCTION AREA...BUT WILL WAIT FOR
THE NEXT MODEL RUN TO SEE WHAT IT SPITS OUT. TEMPERATURES STEADY
BUT MAY SEE A BOOST WITH THE CHINOOK ACTION IN THE ALASKA RANGE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ226-AKZ227.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210.
&&

SDB MAR 14

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1200 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       NOME                    64.51N 165.41W
03/14/2014  M9.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

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