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West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (22 October 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    38
    37
    37
    36
    36
    33
    32
    30
    29
    27
    25
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    16
    NE
    18
    NE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    12
    14
    15
    16
    19
    20
    22
    22
    24
    26
    29
    30
    34
    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
    62%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    71%
    69%
    71%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    29
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    35
    N
    36
    N
    37
    N
    37
    N
    38
    N
    38
    N
    37
    N
    37
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    35
    38
    39
    42
    40
    42
    44
    44
    46
    47
    47
    46
    48
    50
    51
    53
    54
    53
    55
    55
    54
    54
    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
    74%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    31
    31
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    35
    36
    37
    37
    38
    38
    37
    37
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    37
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    36
    N
    35
    N
    34
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    32
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    33
    NNW
    33
    NNW
    33
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    33
    NNW
    33
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    35
    NNW
    35
    N
    35
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    36
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    53
    55
    55
    55
    55
    56
    54
    54
    54
    53
    53
    55
    54
    54
    53
    54
    53
    52
    52
    51
    49
    50
    47
    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
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    37
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    34
    33
    33
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    32
    33
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    3.9
    3.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    37
    NNW
    37
    NNW
    35
    NNW
    35
    NNW
    34
    NNW
    33
    NNW
    31
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    45
    42
    42
    41
    40
    41
    40
    39
    37
    36
    33
    31
    30
    28
    25
    24
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    75%
    71%
    73%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    37
    37
    35
    35
    34
    33
    31
    29
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    22
    N
    23
    N
    22
    NNW
    23
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    22
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    22
    23
    22
    21
    20
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.9
    2.3
    2.5
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    N
    20
    N
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    N
    16
    NNE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    18
    20
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 27 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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 28 October

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and breezy with the odd shower.

    Today:

    Most places will stay dry with bright or sunny spells and only the odd light shower. The fresh southwest wind will strengthen from the morning. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any remaining showers will die out from the evening to leave the night dry with clear periods. The fresh southwest wind will ease from the late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry day with sunny spells and a light wind. A northeast wind will freshen as showers spread southwest from the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Strengthening northerly winds bring colder conditions with outbreaks of rain and showers Friday and Saturday. Continuing windy as the rain turns more showery Sunday.

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