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Strathy Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Clear changing to overcast in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Today (26 December 2025)
    Time
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    4
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    11
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (27 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WSW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    11
    11
    13
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (28 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (29 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (30 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    26
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    28
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    18
    21
    22
    23
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    13
    15
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    21
    18
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry, bright but chilly Boxing Day.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Dry with a widespread frost along with some mist and freezing fog forming where skies clear. The fog cloud be extensive around Inverness and the Black Isle. Cloudier skies possible in places, especially across Caithness. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

    Friday:

    It will be dry and bright for most, although any freezing fog will be slow to clear and could persist in some areas. Cloudier skies pushing into the north later. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Mainly dry and bright with some sunshine. Cloudier skies at times, particularly in the north and east, but a widespread frost if skies remain clear. The odd shower on Monday.

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