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|Meaning=Sand [[particles]] picked up from the surface of the earth by the [[wind]], reducing the  [[horizontal visibility]] to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Sand [[particles]] picked up from the surface of the earth by the [[wind]], reducing the  [[horizontal visibility]] to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This [[lithometeor]] is encoded BN as an [[obstruction to vision]] in a surface [[aviation weather observation|aviation weather  observation]] and as BLSA as an obstruction to vision in a [[METAR]] or [[SPECI]] observation. In its  extreme form, blowing sand constitutes a [[sandstorm]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 26 March 2024

Sand particles picked up from the surface of the earth by the wind, reducing the horizontal visibility to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).

This lithometeor is encoded BN as an obstruction to vision in a surface aviation weather observation and as BLSA as an obstruction to vision in a METAR or SPECI observation. In its extreme form, blowing sand constitutes a sandstorm.

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