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Thurso (Beach) (Highland) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Light rain changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (4.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Today (2 November 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    41
    39
    36
    35
    33
    32
    30
    28
    27
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (3 November 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 Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    26
    26
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    25
    25
    25
    28
    31
    32
    33
    31
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    30
    29
    29
    28
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    28
    26
    24
    24
    23
    20
    20
    19
    19
    17
    15
    13
    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
    83%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    10
    9
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    18
    17
    17
    15
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    17
    19
    19
    16
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    14
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 2 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 3 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 4 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks heavy and showery rain. Windy.

    Today:

    A dry but cloudy start away from the Isles and west coast. Cloud, a strengthening wind and outbreaks of heavy rain west soon spread to all except Moray coastal areas. Rain turns to frequent showers from late afternoon. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    The evening will be cloudy and windy with frequent, at times heavy, showers along northern coasts. Showers clear from late evening. Bands of rain follow northeast from late evening. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Monday:

    Another cloudy and breezy day with bands of showery rain, some heavy, passing northeast from the early morning. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Cloudy, windy, bands rain and showers, some heavy, pass northeast through most of this period. The wind will ease as Thursday becomes dry and bright.

    Updated:

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