What are the standards for issuing sand and dust weather forecast warnings?

Decision-making services

When sand and dust weather processes are expected to occur in the next 24 hours, sand and dust weather forecasts will be issued in internal bulletins, special reports and decision-making service materials.

Public Forecast

National standards:

It is expected that sand and dust weather will occur in the next 24 hours, and the impact will be large or affect Beijing and Tianjin In certain areas, sandstorm warnings are issued to the public.

When a sandstorm or strong sandstorm is expected to occur in the next 24 hours and will cause serious impacts, a sandstorm warning will be issued to the public.

Provincial standards:

Determined by the provincial (autonomous and municipal) meteorological bureaus with reference to national standards.

Note:

(1) Provincial sand and dust weather forecast warning issuance standards shall be reported to the China Meteorological Administration for record.

(2) Sand and dust weather forecasts and warnings should include the area, period, intensity, possible impacts and countermeasures of sand and dust weather.

(3) The Central Meteorological Observatory should promptly notify the relevant provincial meteorological observatories through effective means before issuing sand and dust weather forecast warnings to the public. Provincial meteorological observatories should promptly notify the relevant provincial meteorological observatories through effective means before issuing sand and dust weather forecast warnings to the public. Report to the Central Meteorological Observatory and relevant meteorological stations.