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Gale Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA

January 21, 2017

NWS San Diego, CA issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2017, 3:04 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2017, 8:43 AM PST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2017, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2017, 8:43 AM PST
Expired
Jan 23, 2017, 8:50 PM PST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

The text

As transmitted.

427 
WHUS76 KSGX 211104
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
304 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY...THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE
WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY TUESDAY MORNING.

PZZ750-775-212200-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170122T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.GL.W.0002.170122T1800Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
304 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS
  THE NEXT STORM APPROACHES.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 18 FEET TODAY...THEN SEAS
  LOWERING TO 8 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY
  TO 12 TO 18 FEET...WITH ROUGH SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JMB
8 follow-up statements
219 
WHUS76 KSGX 211643
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
843 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH MID SUNDAY
MORNING...

...ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING POSSIBLE GALE FORCE
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY WINDS TODAY WILL DIMINISH BELOW 21 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON...BUT SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET IN MOST
AREAS...RESULTING IN CONTINUED HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS.
THEN...ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING POSSIBLE GALE
FORCE WINDS LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY TUESDAY MORNING.

PZZ750-775-220100-
/O.CAN.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170122T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.GL.W.0002.170121T1643Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
843 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25
  KT...DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
  THEN...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KT LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE SUNDAY
  EVENING...WESTERLY MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY
  MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY...THEN SEAS 
  LOWERING TO 8 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY 
  TO 12 TO 16 FEET...WITH ROUGH SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HARRISON
102 
WHUS76 KSGX 220041
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
441 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

...ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING POSSIBLE GALE FORCE
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS LESS THAN 21
KT...BUT COMBINED SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET IN MOST
AREAS...RESULTING IN CONTINUED HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS.
THEN...ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE LIKELYHOOD OF GALE
FORCE WINDS LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY TUESDAY MORNING.

PZZ750-775-221400-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
441 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
  THEN...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KT LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE SUNDAY
  EVENING...WEST MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN NORTHWEST MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET...LOWERING TO 8 TO 13
  FEET TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY TO 12 TO 16
  FEET...WITH ROUGH SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

12
889 
WHUS76 KSGX 221333
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
533 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PZZ750-775-222200-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
533 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...WEST MONDAY MORNING...AND
  THEN NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET...WITH ROUGH SEAS
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND
  HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JMB

WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
182 
WHUS76 KSGX 221920
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1120 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND
VERY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY.

PZZ750-775-230600-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
1120 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT... 
  BECOMING SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...WEST MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN 
  NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS RISING TO 11 TO 16 FEET...WITH ROUGH
  SEAS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY...BUT SEAS MAY NOT
  LOWER BELOW 10 FEET UNTIL LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HARRISON
477 
WHUS76 KSGX 230434
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
834 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND
VERY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY.

PZZ750-775-231400-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
834 PM PST SUN JAN 22 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING
  SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...WEST MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN
  NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 16 FEET...WITH ROUGH SEAS
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY...BUT SEAS MAY NOT 
  LOWER BELOW 10 FEET UNTIL LATE TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

12
602 
WHUS76 KSGX 231141
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
341 AM PST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.WINDS APPROACHING GALE FORCE AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

PZZ750-775-232200-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
341 AM PST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WINDS
  DECREASING SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY WHILE GRADUALLY BECOMING
  WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT
  SEAS WILL CONTINUE HIGH THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE LOWERING TUESDAY
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MM
093 
WHUS76 KSGX 232037
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1237 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.WINDS APPROACHING GALE FORCE AND VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

PZZ750-775-240600-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
1237 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS
  GRADUALLY BECOMING PRIMARILY WEST THEN NORTHWEST TODAY AND
  TONIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT...BUT SEAS
  WILL CONTINUE HIGH THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE LOWERING TUESDAY
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HARRISON
068 
WHUS76 KSGX 240450
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
850 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY...

.ROUGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PZZ750-775-241400-
/O.CAN.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.170124T0450Z-170124T1400Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
850 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT
  SEAS WILL CONTINUE HIGH THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE LOWERING TUESDAY
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MOEDE

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 6:01 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningSGXSan Diego10 hr
Jan 21, 4:36 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego48 hr
Jan 21, 4:36 AM PSTWind AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego59 hr
Jan 21, 5:02 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego65 hr
Jan 21, 1:44 PM PSTFlash Flood WatchSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego55 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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