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WWUS76 KOTX 111557
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
857 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2026
WAZ034-035-120000-
/O.EXT.KOTX.DU.Y.0006.261011T1800Z-261012T0000Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OTHELLO, HARRINGTON, ODESSA, GRAND COULEE,
QUINCY, MOSES LAKE, WILBUR, COULEE CITY, EPHRATA, RITZVILLE, AND
CRESTON
857 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2026
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...PATCHY TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EXPECTED, WITH
VISIBILITY DROPPING TO BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE AT TIMES.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH.
* WHERE...OTHELLO, HARRINGTON, ODESSA, GRAND COULEE, QUINCY, MOSES
LAKE, WILBUR, COULEE CITY, EPHRATA, RITZVILLE, AND CRESTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SHOWERS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS VARYING FROM A TRACE TO FEW
HUNDRETHS. NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE INCREASED HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR
BLOWING DUST WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL CONDITIONS DRY OUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS. 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'.
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