{"id":"2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","language":"en","title":"Saudi NCM issues overnight fog alert for Eastern Province highways","summary":"Alert 85914 forecasts visibility of 1–3 km from 23:00 on 10 October to 08:00 on 11 October across Dammam-area locations and open roads.","body":["Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology issued alert 85914 at 18:46 on 10 October, forecasting fog in the Eastern Province. The latest version names Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Al Khubar including Ad Dhahran, Al Qatif and Ras Tannurah, as well as open areas and highways. The alert gives expected horizontal visibility of 1–3 kilometres.","The forecast window runs from 23:00 on 10 October to 08:00 on 11 October, according to the NCM page. The alert identifies a visibility risk for travel during those hours; it does not report a road closure, transport interruption or incident. The issue time and forecast period are kept separate because the expected conditions begin later that night."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi NCM issues overnight fog alert for Eastern Province highways\n\nAlert 85914 forecasts visibility of 1–3 km from 23:00 on 10 October to 08:00 on 11 October across Dammam-area locations and open roads.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology issued alert 85914 at 18:46 on 10 October, forecasting fog in the Eastern Province. The latest version names Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Al Khubar including Ad Dhahran, Al Qatif and Ras Tannurah, as well as open areas and highways. The alert gives expected horizontal visibility of 1–3 kilometres.\n\nThe forecast window runs from 23:00 on 10 October to 08:00 on 11 October, according to the NCM page. The alert identifies a visibility risk for travel during those hours; it does not report a road closure, transport interruption or incident. The issue time and forecast period are kept separate because the expected conditions begin later that night.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["logistics","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-10","eventDateBasis":"Saudi National Center for Meteorology early-warning alert 85914 is explicitly issued on 10 October 2026 at 18:46 and is marked the latest version. The forecast validity is separate: 23:00 on 10 October to 08:00 on 11 October. Times and visibility range are reproduced as listed by the NCM; no timezone conversion is inferred.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T21:01:50Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T21:01:50Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T21:00:54Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-10","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T20:44:09Z","sources":[{"url":"https://new.ncm.gov.sa/en/early-warning/85914","name":"Saudi National Center for Meteorology — Eastern Province fog alert 85914","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","attribution":"Saudi National Center for Meteorology (NCM), early-warning alert 85914, issued 10 October 2026 at 18:46; latest version. Factual paraphrase; no source prose or alert graphic reproduced. No open reuse licence identified.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct10-global-more-asia-sa-eastern-fog-visibility-alert"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"event-location","countryCode":"SA","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["forecast"],"measurementPeriod":null}}