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WWUS75 KPSR 190753
NPWPSR
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1153 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
CAZ560-564-568-192200-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.260219T2300Z-260220T0800Z/
JOSHUA TREE NP WEST-CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS-CHIRIACO SUMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD VISITOR, CHIRIACO SUMMIT,
IMPERIAL HOT MINERAL SPRINGS, AND LOST HORSE-KEYS VILLAGE
1153 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN PORTION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CHUCKWALLA
MOUNTAINS, AND CHIRIACO SUMMIT.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER
VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. LIGHT, UNSECURED
OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED, OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
IN ADDITION, STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY
LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST
OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
CAZ562-192200-
/O.NEW.KPSR.WI.Y.0005.260219T2300Z-260220T1300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN SPRING
1153 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IMPERIAL COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER
VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. LIGHT, UNSECURED
OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED, OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
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