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This NOAA GOES-East satellite animation shows the landfall and movement
of Tropical Storm Andrea from June 5 to June 7. The video ends as
Andrea's center was moving over South Carolina on its way up the eastern
seaboard. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
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As Tropical Storm Andrea continued pushing up the east coast of the United States on Friday, June 7, NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured an image that showed its extensive cloud cover. By early afternoon on June 7, Andrea was centered over North Carolina, but its cloud cover blanketed half of the east coast.
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The TRMM image showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light (shown in blue) to moderate rain (shown in green) covers the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells (shown in red) is poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center is nearly devoid of rain. At the time of this image, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph. Credit: SSAI/NASA
The TRMM image showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light (shown in blue) to moderate rain (shown in green) covers the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells (shown in red) is poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center is nearly devoid of rain. At the time of this image, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph. Credit: SSAI/NASA
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NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite provided this visible image of Tropical Storm Andrea on Friday, June 7 at 2:31 p.m. EDT. The center of Andrea was near Fayetteville, North Carolina at the time, and the bulk of the clouds and rain stretched from northwest to northeast of the center. Andrea’s clouds extended over the Great Lakes and New England. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite captured a visible image of Andrea at 2:31 p.m. EDT. The center of Andrea was near Fayetteville, North Carolina at the time, and the bulk of the clouds and rain stretched from northwest to northeast of the center. Andrea’s clouds extended over the Great Lakes and New England.
NASA Sees Andrea’s Rainfall in 3-D
Earlier in the day at 02:35 UTC on June 7 (10:35 p.m. EDT, June 6), NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite, captured an image of Andrea as the center was moving through northeast Florida about five hours after it made landfall. The image showed the horizontal distribution of rain intensity within the storm.
The rainfall rate image was created at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. by adding together data from two TRMM instruments. The rain rates in the center of the swath are from the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), and those in the outer swath are from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). The rain rates are overlaid on infrared (IR) data from the TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS).
The TRMM image showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light to moderate rain covered the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells was poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center was nearly devoid of rain. At the time of the image, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph.
Andrea’s Location
At 2 p.m. EDT on June 7, Andrea was losing its tropical characteristics, but some thunderstorms were still forming near the center. Andrea’s maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph), and it was moving to the northeast at 28 mph (44 kph). Andrea’s minimum central pressure was near 996 millibars.
At that time, there was a tropical storm warning in effect from north of Little River Inlet to Cape Charles Light, Virginia and for the Pamlico and Ablemarle Sounds.
Coastal areas are dealing with the most threats and that will be the case as Andrea continues her northward track. For example, the following watches and hazards were in effect for coastal Maryland and Virginia for the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New Port Comfort: A Flood Watch until midnight, a Beach Hazards Statement, High Rip Current Risk and Tornado Watch until 8 p.m. EDT.
NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite provided this visible image of Tropical Storm Andrea on Friday, June 7 at 2:31 p.m. EDT. The center of Andrea was near Fayetteville, North Carolina at the time, and the bulk of the clouds and rain stretched from northwest to northeast of the center. Andrea’s clouds extended over the Great Lakes and New England. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite captured a visible image of Andrea at 2:31 p.m. EDT. The center of Andrea was near Fayetteville, North Carolina at the time, and the bulk of the clouds and rain stretched from northwest to northeast of the center. Andrea’s clouds extended over the Great Lakes and New England.
NASA Sees Andrea’s Rainfall in 3-D
Earlier in the day at 02:35 UTC on June 7 (10:35 p.m. EDT, June 6), NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite, captured an image of Andrea as the center was moving through northeast Florida about five hours after it made landfall. The image showed the horizontal distribution of rain intensity within the storm.
The rainfall rate image was created at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. by adding together data from two TRMM instruments. The rain rates in the center of the swath are from the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), and those in the outer swath are from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). The rain rates are overlaid on infrared (IR) data from the TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS).
The TRMM image showed most of the rain was well ahead of the center of circulation. A broad area of light to moderate rain covered the eastern half of Georgia and all of South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells was poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast while at the same time the area right around the storm's center was nearly devoid of rain. At the time of the image, Andrea had weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds reported at 50 mph.
Andrea’s Location
At 2 p.m. EDT on June 7, Andrea was losing its tropical characteristics, but some thunderstorms were still forming near the center. Andrea’s maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph), and it was moving to the northeast at 28 mph (44 kph). Andrea’s minimum central pressure was near 996 millibars.
At that time, there was a tropical storm warning in effect from north of Little River Inlet to Cape Charles Light, Virginia and for the Pamlico and Ablemarle Sounds.
Coastal areas are dealing with the most threats and that will be the case as Andrea continues her northward track. For example, the following watches and hazards were in effect for coastal Maryland and Virginia for the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New Port Comfort: A Flood Watch until midnight, a Beach Hazards Statement, High Rip Current Risk and Tornado Watch until 8 p.m. EDT.
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This flyby animation showed most of the rain was well ahead of the
center of circulation. A broad area of light (shown in blue) to moderate
rain (shown in green) covers the eastern half of Georgia and all of
South Carolina. A cluster of heavier rain cells (shown in red) is
poised to move onshore along the upper part of the South Carolina coast
while at the same time the area right around the storm's center is
nearly devoid of rain. At the time of this animation, Andrea had
weakened slightly to a moderate tropical storm with sustained winds
reported at 50 mph. Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce
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Rainfall continues to be a big threat from Andrea. The tropical storm is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches from central and eastern North Carolina northeastward along the eastern seaboard into coastal Maine. According to the National Hurricane Center, tropical storm conditions will continue to spread northeastward along the U.S. east coast strong winds are possible elsewhere along the coast from Virginia to Atlantic Canada through early Sunday, June 9. A few tornadoes are possible over eastern portions of North Carolina and Virginia today.
The National Hurricane Center expects Andrea to turn toward the east-northeast late on June 8.
Text credit: Rob Gutro, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., with data from the National Hurricane Center
NASA Provides 3 Satellite Views of Tropical Storm Andrea's Progression
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites captured visible and infrared views of tropical storm Andrea as it continues to track north along the U.S. East Coast June 7. NOAA's GOES-East satellite provides continuous images and showed that, although Andrea's center was over South Carolina, its cloud cover extended from Florida to New England.
This image of tropical storm Andrea was assembled from data collected by
NOAA's GOES-14 satellite at 8:31 a.m. EDT on June 7, when the storm's
center was about 35 miles north-northwest of Charleston, S.C.
Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
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Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
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Just before 5 p.m. EDT, tropical storm Andrea made landfall near the Big Bend of Florida. At that time, Andrea was moving northeast at 17 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. At 5 p.m. EDT, Andrea's center was near 29.5 degrees north latitude and 83.4 west longitude, about 35 miles (55 km) north-northwest of Cedar Key, Fla.
This image from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite shows
tropical storm Andrea on June 6, 2013, at 2:45 p.m. EDT, as the system
was making landfall in the big bend area of Florida.
NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of tropical storm Andrea
on June 6 at 2:45 p.m. EDT as it was making landfall in the Big Bend
area of Florida.
Another NASA satellite, Aqua, captured an infrared look at Andrea 10
minutes later. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument aboard Aqua
captured infrared data that was made into a false-colored image at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The Aqua image
showed where the strongest thunderstorms were located, using cloud top
temperature as a marker. The higher the thunderstorms, the colder the
cloud tops, and the more likely they are generating heavy rainfall.
At 5 a.m. EDT on June 7 Andrea was moving over the U.S. Southeast and
rapidly losing tropical characteristics. Satellite data showed that most
of the rain was displaced to the northwestern quadrant. Satellite data
also showed that dry air moved in between the center and a band of
thunderstorms east of the center. Dry air saps the strength out of
thunderstorms.
As of 8 a.m. EDT, a tropical storm warning was in effect from north of
the Savannah River to Cape Charles Light, Va., the Pamlico and Albemarle
sounds in North Carolina, and the lower Chesapeake Bay south of New
Point Comfort, Va. Many local flash flood watches and tornado watches
are currently in effect or will be in effect later in the day as Andrea
moves north.
At 8 a.m. EDT Andrea's maximum sustained winds were down to 45 mph (75
kph) and the strongest winds were east of the storm's center. Andrea was
centered about 35 miles (60 km) north-northwest of Charleston, S.C.,
near 33.4 degrees north latitude and 80.2 degrees west longitude. Andrea
was moving to the northeast at 28 mph (44 kph). Minimum central
pressure was near 996 millibars.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES-14 satellite
captured a visible image of tropical storm Andrea at 8:31 a.m. EDT on
June 7, when the storm's center was about 35 miles north-northwest of
Charleston, S.C. Andrea's cloud cover extended from Florida to Maine on
the satellite view.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Andrea is expected to
produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches from central and
eastern North Carolina, northeastward along the eastern seaboard into
coastal Maine. Additional rain totals of up to 2 inches are expected
over portions of eastern Georgia and South Carolina through the morning
of June 7, which could bring storm total amounts up to 6 inches across
those areas. In addition to heavy rainfall and large rain fall totals,
isolated tornadoes are also a possibility as with any land-falling
tropical system.
The National Hurricane Center noted that Andrea's storm surge, combined
with tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by
rising waters. NHC expects Andrea to become post-tropical later today. Rob Gutro, , Greenbelt, Md., with data from the National Hurricane Center
Towering thunderstorms are a sign of a strong tropical cyclone, and
NASA’s TRMM satellite spotted thunderstorms reaching heights of almost 9
miles high within Tropical Storm Andrea. NASA’s Aqua satellite provided
an infrared view that revealed very cold cloud top temperatures that
coincided with the towering thunderstorms that TRMM saw.
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua
satellite captured an infrared image of the temperatures in Tropical
Storm Andrea’s cloud tops on June 6 at 2:41 a.m. EDT. The coldest cloud
top temperatures (in excess of -63F/-52C) and heaviest precipitation was
over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Florida at the time of
the image.
NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite flew
directly above tropical storm Andrea on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 0508
UTC (1:08 a.m. EDT). This orbit showed that Andrea had a large area of
moderate to heavy rainfall in the northeast quadrant of the storm and
precipitation was spreading over the state of Florida.
At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Hal Pierce of
the TRMM Science Team used TRMM data create a 3-D view of Tropical Storm
Andrea. The 3-D view from the west was derived from TRMM Precipitation
Radar (PR) data captured when Andrea was examined by the TRMM satellite
with the June 5, 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) orbit. It clearly showed that
the majority of the heavy convective rainfall was located on Andrea's
eastern side. TRMM PR also showed that the tallest convective
thunderstorms reached heights of about 14km (~8.7 miles).
On June 6, at 2 p.m. EDT, Tropical Storm Andrea was located near 29.0
north and 83.6 west. That's just 35 miles (55 km) west-southwest of
Cedar Key, Fla. and 100 miles (160 km) east-southeast of Apalachicola.
Andrea's maximum sustained winds were near 60 mph (95 kph) and had
slightly increased forward speed, moving northeast at 17 mph (28 kph).
Minimum central pressure is 994 millibars, down from 997 millibars
during the morning hours.
At 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center noted that the center of
Andrea will reach the coast of the big bend area of Florida in the next
few hours.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida from
Boca Grande to Indian Pass, from Flagler Beach, Fla. to Cape Charles
Light, Va., the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, and the lower Chesapeake
Bay south of New Point Comfort, Va. For the most up to date forecasts,
visit the National Hurricane Center web page at: .
Andrea is expected to move northeastward after crossing Florida and
travel near the east coast of the United States through Saturday, June
8.
NASA’s TRMM satellite passed over Tropical Storm Andrea right after it
was named, while NASA’s Terra satellite captured a visible image of the
storm’s reach hours beforehand. TRMM measures rainfall from space and
saw that rainfall rates in the southern part of the storm was falling at
almost 5 inches per hour.
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Storm Andrea on June 5 at
16:25 UTC (12:25 p.m. EDT) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument, captured a visible image of the
storm. At that time, Andrea’s clouds had already extended over more than
half of Florida.
At 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 5, System 91L became the first tropical
storm of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. Tropical Storm Andrea was
centered near 25.5 North and 86.5 West, about 300 miles (485 km)
southwest of Tampa, Fla. At the time Andrea intensified into a tropical
storm, its maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (65 kph).
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite flew
directly above tropical storm Andrea on June 5 at 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m.
EDT) just an hour after the National Hurricane Center named the storm. A
rainfall analysis from TRMM's Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar
(PR) instruments showed that moderate to heavy rain was wrapping around
the eastern side of the storm. The heaviest rainfall of 124.5 mm per
hour (~4.9 inches per hour) from TRMM PR data was found on Andrea's
southeast side.
NASA’s GOES Project at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Md. created an animation that shows the development of System 91L into
Tropical Storm Andrea, and its progression over June 4, 5 and 6, as it
heads for a landfall in Florida.
On June 6, at 8am EDT, Tropical Storm Andrea was located near 27.7 north
and 85.1 west. That's about 160 miles (255 km) west of Tampa, Fla. and
140 miles (225 km) south of Apalachicola. Andrea's maximum sustained
winds were near 60 mph (95 kph) and she was moving north-northeast at 14
mph (22 kph). Minimum central pressure is 997 millibars.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida from
Boca Grande to Indian Pass, from Flagler Beach, Fla. to Cape Charles
Light, Va., the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, and the lower Chesapeake
Bay south of New Point Comfort, Va. For the most up to date forecasts,
visit the National Hurricane Center web page at: .
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over low pressure System 91L in the Gulf of
Mexico and captured infrared imagery that revealed a lot of uplift and
strong thunderstorms in the eastern part of the storm despite a poorly
organized circulation. NOAA's GOES-East satellite showed the large
extent of the low pressure area stretching from Mexico's Yucatan
Peninsula to Florida.
System 91L is a tropical low pressure area that has been lingering in
the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico for several days.
The low pressure area is located in the central Gulf of Mexico and
covers a large area. It has a large area of disorganized thunderstorms
and strong gusty winds over the southeastern Gulf.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted that thunderstorm activity
increased on June 5, compared to June 4, but the center of circulation
is poorly-defined.
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over System 91L on June 4 and June 5 and
captured infrared images of the storm. The two infrared images of System
91L showed areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest
thunderstorms moved to the north. Images were captured on June 4 at
18:47 UTC (2:47 p.m. EDT) and June 5 at 06:59 UTC (2:59 a.m. EDT). The
coldest temperatures were near -63F/-52C and indicated areas of likely
heavy rainfall. In the June 4 image, the strongest thunderstorms were
between Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba. On June 5, those
strongest thunderstorms were over western Cuba and stretched north, over
southwestern Florida.
NOAA’s GOES-14 satellite captured a visible image of System 91L the on
June 6 at 17:10 UTC (1:10 p.m. EDT). The image showed that System 91L’s
cloud cover extended from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula east to Cuba and
north over the state of Florida.
Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and western Cuba can expect heavy
rain, inland flooding and gusty winds over the next couple of days.
Isolated tornadoes are also possible over the Florida peninsula late
tonight, June 6, through Thursday.
Currently on June 6, many areas of Florida are under watches and
advisories. For example, in Tampa, the following are in effect from June
5 through June 8 at 8 p.m. EDT: a Coastal Flood Advisory; a High Surf
Advisory; a Rip Current Statement; and a Flood Watch. Current rain
totals expected by the National Weather Service are between 3 and 5
inches of rain today, June 6.
The NHC gives System 91L a high chance (60%) of becoming a subtropical
or tropical cyclone within the next 2 days. At the NHC 2 p.m. EDT update
on June 6, forecasters noted there is potential for this system to
become a Tropical depression or storm before it moves across northern
Florida late Thursday or Thursday night.
Even if System 91L does not become a tropical storm, the National
Weather Service expects the low to soak the southeastern U.S. and
Mid-Atlantic states over the next couple of days as it moves northward. Credit: NASA Goddard's MODIS Rapid Response Team
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This infrared image of tropical storm Andrea was taken from the AIRS
instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on June 6 at 2:35 p.m. EDT. The
areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest
thunderstorms (purple) were near minus 63 F (minus 52 C) and indicated
areas of likely heavy rainfall.Credit: NASA JPL/Ed Olsen
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Satellite Imagery Inside and Out
Text credit:NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
June 06, 2013
Update #2
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This infrared image of the temperatures of Tropical Storm Andrea’s cloud tops was taken by the AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite on June 6 at 2:41 a.m. EDT. The dark purple indicates coldest cloud top temperatures (in excess of -63F/-52C) and heavy rainfall. At that time, most of the heaviest precipitation was over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Florida. Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen
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On June 6, TRMM showed that Andrea had a large area of moderate to heavy rainfall in the northeast quadrant of the storm and precipitation was spreading over the state of Florida. The cloud cover extended over the northern half of Florida, but was out of range of TRMM’s orbit. Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal PierceNASA Satellite Reveals Tropical Storm Andrea’s Towering Thunderstorms
www.nhc.noaa.gov
This 3-D view from the west was derived from TRMM Precipitation Radar
(PR) data captured when Andrea was examined by the TRMM satellite with
the June 5, 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) orbit. It clearly shows that the
majority of the heavy convective rainfall was located on Andrea's
eastern side. TRMM PR also showed that the tallest convective
thunderstorms reached heights of about 14km (~8.7 miles). Credit:
SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce
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Text credit: Hal Pierce/Rob Gutro
SSAI/NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA's TRMM satellite flew directly above tropical storm Andrea on June 5 at 2234 UTC (6:34 p.m. EDT) just an hour after the National Hurricane Center named the storm. The heaviest rainfall of 124.5 mm per hour (~4.9 inches per hour) was found on Andrea's southeast side. Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce
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NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Storm Andrea on June 5 at 16:25 UTC (12:25 p.m. EDT) and the MODIS instrument captured this visible image of the storm. Andrea’s clouds had already extended over more than half of Florida. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA Sees Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Andrea
This NOAA GOES-East satellite animation shows the development of System
91L into Tropical Storm Andrea over the course of 3 days from June 4 to
June 6, just after Andrea was officially designated a tropical storm.
Credit: NASA's GOES Project.
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Text credit: Rob Gutro
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
June 05, 2013
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This visible image of System 91L was taken from the GOES-14 satellite on June 6 at 17:10 UTC (1:10 p.m. EDT). System 91L’s cloud cover extends from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula east to Cuba and north over the state of Florida. Credit: NASA GOES Project
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These two infrared images of System 91L taken from the AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite show the areas with the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms (purple) on June 4 at 18:47 UTC and June 5 at 06:59 UTC. The coldest temperatures were -63F/-52C and also indicated areas of likely heavy rainfall. Credit: NASA JPL/Ed OlsenNASA Satellite Sees Strong Thunderstorms in Developing Gulf Low
Text credit: Rob Gutro
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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