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Speedbreak

11th Feb 2008 22:03

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! :confused:

Asian dust...yellow color????

Thanks for your replies!

Speedbreak

JSF1	11th Feb 2008 23:49

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

FlyingChipmunk

11th Feb 2008 23:51

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

777Efoh

12th Feb 2008 02:23

Sandstorm? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Dust

Speedbreak

12th Feb 2008 13:29

Thanks guys for the informations....

:ok:

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