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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Galveston, Texas City, & Freeport, TX - Daily Port Update
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hurricane Season // June 1 through November 30 // Be Prepared
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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
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Houston // Open to all vessel traffic<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11/26
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0526 Pilots suspended boarding inbound and outbound vessel traffic – due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0800 Pilots resumed boarding all vessel traffic
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The Houston Ship Channel is open 24/7 with draft and other restrictions;
-Entrance Channel to ExxonMobil Baytown - maximum 45'
-ExxonMobil Baytown to Shell - maximum 41'
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-Shell to Houston Cement West - maximum 40'
-Houston Cement West to City Dock # 16 - maximum 36'
<span-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> -Turning Basin – Maximum 29’
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Effective October 24th, 2017
The dredging of the Houston Ship Channel between beacons 66 and 72 has been completed. The 42’ restriction to Exxon has been lifted. The HSC is good for vessels with a draft fresh water of
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Barbours Cut channel has a 44’ restriction and the Bayport channel has a restriction of 42’ and greater is daylight restricted, two tractors Pilot’s discretion.<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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Sincerely,<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Captain Robert Shearon<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">11/26
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0533 Pilots suspended boarding all vessel traffic – due to fog
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">0830 Pilots resumed boarding all traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Freeport // Open to all vessel traffic
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
A Few Clouds
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 55° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 77° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 74%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1022.6 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 47° F
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Wind Chill NR<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 64° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 71° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 65%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1022.0 mb Dewpoint 52° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday
Fair
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Currently 52° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High 74° F
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Humidity 89%
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barometer 30.18 in / 1021.9 mb
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dewpoint 49° F
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Wind Chill NR<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">° F
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KHOU WEATHER
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MARSEC LEVEL 1
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maximum Deep Drafts - Houston / Galveston Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PORTS NOAA/NOS Water Levels (above MLLW) @ 0820 hrs
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan’s Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">0.9 ft Falling = 45’09”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Falling = 46’03”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.4 ft Rising = 46’04”
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pier 21
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1.3 ft Steady = 46’03”
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Winds – Houston / Galveston Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS @ 0820 hrs
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eagle Point
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Galveston Bay Entrance
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">310 AM CST Mon Nov 27 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ300-272215-
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">310 AM CST Mon Nov 27 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Onshore winds will return late today. A cold front is expected to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">move off of the coast on Tuesday night or early Wednesday.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">310 AM CST Mon Nov 27 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast in the
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT and TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">310 AM CST Mon Nov 27 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A slight
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">3 feet.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">GMZ370-375-272215-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">310 AM CST Mon Nov 27 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast after
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">midnight. Seas 2 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 feet. A slight
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">seas up to 7 feet. A slight chance of showers.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">occasional seas up to 7 feet.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
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ACOE Project Depth for Houston Ship Channel
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">45 feet/13.72 meters up to Shell / Enterprise
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters up to S.P. Slip
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">36 feet/10.97 meters to the Turning Basin
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Barbour’s Cut Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40 feet/12.19 meters Bayport Channel
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the above information is based on the Corp of Engineers – Project draft for the Houston Ship Channel, if you have a question
regarding deep draft in Houston Ship Channel or alongside a berth, please contact our operations department
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Morgan’s Point)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (below Fred Hartman Bridge – Baytown)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Baytown/LaPorte Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Battleship Texas)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">175' (Beltway 8 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">197’ (Power Plant)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">135' (Loop 610 Bridge)
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Air drafts clearances are based on MHW // Vessels should allow an additional 10 feet clearance for the Power Lines
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Texas City
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas City Ship Channel is approximately 11 miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ACOE project draft for the TXCSC is 45’00 FW at MLT from the GB BUOY to Valero Dock # 42, the channel above project draft is
40’00 FW at MLT. The length on the final approach from the Houston, Galveston, Texas City tri-channel split is approximately 6 miles, the width is approximately a 400 ft bottom, the Turning Basin is approximately 4,200 ft long and 1,200 ft wide with a maximum
deep draft of 45 ft FW at MLT, and is navigable day or night with no air draft restrictions. Only TX City Docks with 45’00” maximum deep draft at MLT are TC # 11, 12, 41, & 42
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Galveston
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The Galveston Ship Channel is approximately miles from GB Buoy
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">The ACOE project draft for the GSC is 45’00” FW. The narrowest point is approximately 1,200 ft wide with no air draft restrictions.
At the POGA berths the maximum deep draft varies from 32’00” to 40’00” at MLT,
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<span-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port of Freeport is located three miles from deep water, the channel is 400 ft wide and ACOE project maximum deep draft at MLW is
45’00”.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#051423">Galveston Texas City Pilots
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