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WWUS73 KGLD 182148
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
348 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2025
COZ091-092-KSZ013-014-027-028-041-042-190100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.DU.Y.0007.250518T2148Z-250519T0100Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOODLAND, LEOTI, CHEYENNE WELLS, OAKLEY,
TRIBUNE, SHARON SPRINGS, BURLINGTON, ARAPAHOE, AND COLBY
348 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2025 /448 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025/
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
POOR AIR QUALITY MAY CAUSE ISSUES FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DUST WILL LIKELY FORM INTO INDIVIDUAL PLUMES
WITH LOWEST VISIBILITIES NEAR DUST SOURCES LIKE OPEN FIELDS.
EXPECT CONDITIONS TO CHANGE RAPIDLY AS YOU APPROACH THESE PLUMES
AND USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
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'.
JRM
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