Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
352 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

NCC049-079-103-107-147-052030-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140605T2030Z/
GREENE NC-PITT NC-LENOIR NC-JONES NC-CRAVEN NC-
352 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...NORTH CENTRAL JONES...NORTHERN LENOIR...
SOUTHERN PITT AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 350 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INSTITUTE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA 
GRANGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR WAS 
REPORTED NEAR LA GRANGE.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... FALLING CREEK...
DAWSON...MAURY...HOOKERTON...KINSTON...ORMONDSVILLE...GRAINGERS...
ROUNDTREE...WYSE FORK...GRIFTON...AYDEN...DOVER...HONOLULU...
RIVERSIDE...QUINERLY...JOHNSONS MILLS...SHELMERDINE...FORT
BARNWELL...CALICO...BELGRADE...BLACK JACK AND COVE CITY.

LARGE HAIL WILL DAMAGE VEHICLES...WINDOWS AND SOME ROOFS. SEVERE
WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND CAN DAMAGE MOBILE
HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3534 7783 3536 7782 3537 7781 3540 7781
      3543 7783 3546 7783 3554 7722 3510 7723
      3524 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 276DEG 21KT 3534 7769

$$

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

NCC049-079-103-107-147-052030-
/O.CON.KMHX.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140605T2030Z/
GREENE NC-PITT NC-LENOIR NC-JONES NC-CRAVEN NC-
412 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CRAVEN...NORTH CENTRAL JONES...NORTHERN LENOIR...
SOUTHERN PITT AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
GRAINGERS...OR NEAR KINSTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG 
STORM WAS MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST LENOIR COUNTY.

HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... AYDEN...GRIFTON...
DOVER...QUINERLY...JOHNSONS MILLS...HONOLULU...RIVERSIDE...
SHELMERDINE...FORT BARNWELL...CALICO...BELGRADE...BLACK JACK AND COVE
CITY.

LARGE HAIL WILL DAMAGE VEHICLES...WINDOWS AND SOME ROOFS. SEVERE
WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND CAN DAMAGE MOBILE
HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3534 7783 3536 7782 3537 7781 3540 7781
      3543 7783 3546 7783 3554 7722 3510 7723
      3524 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 278DEG 25KT 3531 7748

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1239 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
SATURDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY AND LINGER
OVER NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH MIDWEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1235 PM THURSDAY...NO REAL CHANGES IN THE OUTPUT OF THE
HIGH-RES MODELS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. SOME CONVECTION HAS STARTED TO
FIRE IN THE RALEIGH AREA AND THE 3KM HRRR AND RAP SHOWS THIS
CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY PROPAGATE EAST TOWARD THE COAST...PERHAPS
GETTING ENHANCED BY THE SEA BREEZE. THIS WILL LEAD TO A GOOD
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. MESOANALYSIS SHOWING A
VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE WITH LI'S ALREADY AROUND -6 WITH
CAPE VALUES APPROACHING 3000 J/KG. THE LACK TO SHEAR AND STRONG
MID-LEVEL FORCING MAY PREVENT WIDESPREAD STRONG/SVR STORMS BUT
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF STRONG STORMS WITH SOME ISOLATED SVR
STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. WITH THE HIGH
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT...ANY STRONG STORMS WILL FEATURE
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

KEPT POPS IN THE HIGH CHANCE RANGE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT DID
BUMP UP TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEGREES AS MANY LOCATIONS ALREADY
AROUND 90 DEGREES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
AS OF 139 AM THU...MESO MODELS SHOWING FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH FLOW BECOMING NORTHERLY THEN
NORTHEASTERLY BY SUNRISE. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING RESIDUAL
MOISTURE SO SKIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CLEAR...BUT REMAIN PARTLY
CLOUDY OVER NIGHT. TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE A COUPLE OF
DEGREES COOLER...INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 320 AM THURS...THE COLD FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF EASTERN NC
FRI MORNING WITH SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING SOUTH OVER THE AREA.
EXPECT FRI TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY THOUGH HELD ONTO A SLIGHT CHANCE
POP FOR SOUTHERN AREAS AS 00Z DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE INDICATES A
MODERATE VORTMAX WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION FRI AFTERNOON IN MEAN
WNW FLOW ALOFT. NOT CONFIDENT IN SHOWER/TSTORM PRODUCTION WITH THE
FEATURE BUT TRENDS SUPPORT SLIGHT CHANCE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES FALL SLIGHTLY FRI YIELDING TEMPS NEAR
CLIMO WITH HIGHS IN THE MID/UPPER 80S.

REMOVED MENTION OF SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS
SURFACE RIDGE AXIS REMAINS ANCHORED NE OF THE AREA WITH THE
STALLED BOUNDARY FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO LIKELY NOT IMPACT THE
SENSIBLE WX ACROSS EASTERN NC. ONLY A SLIGHT WARMING TREND THIS
WEEKEND WITH MAX TEMPS BUILDING INTO THE UPPER 80S AND OVERNIGHT
LOWS REMAINING MILD...UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S.

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST MON
AND STALLS/WASHES OUT WEST OF THE AREA...WITH FLOW ALOFT SHIFTING SW
AS AN UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS OVER APPALACHIA. SW FLOW PERSISTS TUES
INTO TUES NIGHT...WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WED.
WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS WEST OF HWY 17 MON/TUES AFTERNOONS AS
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY...AND
THREAT FOR MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS/TSTORMS WILL BE
PRESENT. TEMPS WILL ONCE AGAIN RISE TO ABOVE CLIMO AS LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES SUPPORT AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S...WITH LOWS
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND THURSDAY/...
AS OF 624 AM THU...MIDLEVEL CLOUD DECK HAS DISSIPATED WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES ACROSS AREA TAFS. SCATTERED AREA OF CLOUDS OVER CENTRAL
AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LARGE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM OVER
EASTERN TENNESSEE. SATELLITE LOOPS SHOWING THE MAIN BUILD OF MCS TO
MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER PREFRONTAL TROUGH/POSSIBLE
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING FROM CLOUDS MAY KICK OFF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
MORNING. AT THIS TIME WILL KEEP TAFS DRY DURING THE MORNING HOURS
WITH STORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE TAF SITES STARTING MID AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS TO REMAIN VFR OUTSIDE OF ANY STORMS THAT WILL FORM. SUB
VFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN BOTH CIGS AND VIS INSIDE THE STORMS. FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET WITH WIND SHIFTING TO
NORTHERLY AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM THURS...PREDOMINANTLY VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH FRI THROUGH THE
WEEKEND YIELDING VFR CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT NE TO E FRI
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SHIFTING SE MON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEAK
COLD FRONT. INCREASING MOISTURE/SW FLOW COULD PRODUCE SCATTERED
SHOWERS/TSTORMS MON AFTERNOON WITH REDUCTIONS IN VSBYS/CEILINGS
POSSIBLE.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1240 PM THURSDAY...GUSTY SW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS CONTINUE
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND SOUNDS. SEAS AT DIAMOND BUOY HAVE
BUILT TO 10 FEET. WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST TO 29 KNOTS AT DIAMOND
BUOY AT 28 KNOTS OFF OREGON INLET. NO CHANGES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS TIGHT SOUTHWEST GRADIENT CONTINUES AHEAD OF SLOW-
MOVING WAVY COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS VA/WV/KY. FRONTAL PASSAGE
EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SURFACE FLOW BECOMING NORTHERLY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT...ALLOWING THE
GRADIENT TO RELAX. WIND AND SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS AROUND MIDNIGHT.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM THURS...THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN NC
COASTAL WATERS LATE THURS NIGHT ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT N THEN NE
EARLY FRI MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NE 5-15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT
FRI WITH SEAS SUBSIDING 2-4 FT. DECENT BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS SAT SHIFTING SE SUN AND SEAS
2-3 FT THROUGH SUN. LATEST WAVEWATCH GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH LOCAL SWAN/NWPS AND PREVIOUS FORECAST.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ135-
     150-156-158.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ130.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR AMZ152-154.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CGG
NEAR TERM...CTC
SHORT TERM...CGG
LONG TERM...DAG
AVIATION...CGG/DAG
MARINE...CGG/CTC/DAG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
505 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-060915-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
505 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-098-103-104-060915-
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
505 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
231 PM EDT THU JUN 05 2014

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

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CRESWELL                35.87N  76.39W
06/05/2014                   WASHINGTON         NC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            CANOPY FROM GAS STATION BLOWN INTO HIGHWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1400379

CTC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
231 PM EDT THU JUN 05 2014

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

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CRESWELL                35.87N  76.39W
06/05/2014                   WASHINGTON         NC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            CANOPY FROM GAS STATION BLOWN INTO HIGHWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1400379

CTC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
233 PM EDT THU JUN 05 2014

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

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WALSTONBURG             35.59N  77.70W
06/05/2014                   GREENE             NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR WALSTONBURG.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1400380

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
240 PM EDT THU JUN 05 2014

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

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELL ARTHUR             35.59N  77.51W
06/05/2014                   PITT               NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            DAMAGE TO GARAGE... HOMES... DOWNED TREES... POWER
            LINES IN BELL ARTHUR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1400381

CTC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
322 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

NCZ029-045>047-080-081-103-052015-
BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-MARTIN-OUTER BANKS
DARE-TYRRELL-WASHINGTON-WESTERN DARE-
322 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS TYRRELL...WASHINGTON...
MAINLAND HYDE...MARTIN...BEAUFORT...OUTER BANKS DARE AND MAINLAND
DARE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 321 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF
AVALON PIER TO WENONA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES EAST
OF DUCK TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS ARE DEVELOPING JUST AHEAD OF THIS LINE.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...AVALON PIER...WRIGHT
BROTHERS NATIONAL MONUMENT...FRYING PAN LANDING...NAGS HEAD FISHING
PIER...GUM NECK...ROANOKE ISLAND FESTIVAL PARK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3575 7550 3584 7559 3583 7572 3565 7575
      3537 7649 3551 7659 3554 7648 3553 7662
      3538 7657 3583 7687 3595 7669 3600 7606
      3565 7603 3596 7596 3604 7572 3623 7580
      3623 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 334DEG 15KT 3621 7539 3572 7668

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
330 PM EDT THU JUN 05 2014

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

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINTERVILLE             35.53N  77.40W
06/05/2014                   PITT               NC   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE LIMB SNAPPED BY STRONG WINDS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1400382

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