Blowing Dust Advisory
NWS Spokane WA ยท US
Details
Blowing Dust Advisory In Effect Until 7 PM PDT This Evening... ...Wind Advisory Remains In Effect Until 9 PM PDT This Evening
- Event
- Blowing Dust Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Execute
Description
What
For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Where
Othello, Quincy, Ephrata, and Moses Lake.
When
For the Blowing Dust Advisory, until 7 PM PDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, until 9 PM PDT this evening.
Impacts
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Instructions
Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Affected areas
- Moses Lake Area
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Spokane WA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~57s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3CW4ZEFKE7G0JJJEQ69KF0J
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf810dd653144e615e2676545eba77a43d9027c2.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Spokane WA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPOTX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.111
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | DUY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | NPWOTX |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS76 KOTX 251809 |
| NWSheadline | BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KOTX.DU.Y.0003.260925T1809Z-260926T0200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T19:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Moses Lake Area
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 053001 |
| SAME | 053025 |
| UGC | WAZ034 |