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Old 11th Feb 2008, 22:03
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Hwangsa ????

RKSI 112230Z 34016KT 9000 NSC M08/M20 Q1026 NOSIG RMK ASIAN DUST(HWANGSA)

Does someone can tell me what's asian dust exactly... first time to see that!

Asian dust...yellow color????

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you're spot on! hwangsa is yellow dust...first time seeing it on the metar though.
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literal transalation

in Mandarin, it means ' Yellow Sand '

now all we need is someone who has actually seen the phenomenon and describe it.....hopefully in Engrish this time
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Sandstorm? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Dust
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Thanks guys for the informations....

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