981  
WWUS75 KPSR 161831  
NPWPSR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
1131 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
CAZ563-567-170600-  
/O.EXA.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.260516T2300Z-260517T0600Z/  
SALTON SEA-IMPERIAL VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CALEXICO, EL CENTRO, BRAWLEY, DESERT  
SHORES, AND ALAMORIO  
1131 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT  
THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IMPERIAL VALLEY AND SALTON SEA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ562-171200-  
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.260516T2100Z-260518T0600Z/  
IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHWEST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN SPRING  
1131 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IMPERIAL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ566-170600-  
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.260516T2300Z-260517T0600Z/  
IMPERIAL COUNTY WEST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COYOTE WELLS, COOLIDGE SPRINGS, SALTON  
CITY, PLASTER CITY, OCOTILLO, AND WINONA  
1131 AM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM  
PDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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