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WWUS75 KPSR 170705
NPWPSR
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1205 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
CAZ563-566-567-172230-
/O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.260517T2300Z-260518T0600Z/
SALTON SEA-IMPERIAL COUNTY WEST-IMPERIAL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COYOTE WELLS, SALTON CITY, DESERT SHORES,
WINONA, CALEXICO, COOLIDGE SPRINGS, OCOTILLO, PLASTER CITY,
BRAWLEY, EL CENTRO, AND ALAMORIO
1205 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 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 TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY, SALTON SEA, AND IMPERIAL VALLEY.
* 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.
CAZ560-561-564-568>570-172230-
/O.EXB.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.260518T0600Z-260518T1400Z/
JOSHUA TREE NP WEST-JOSHUA TREE NP EAST-CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS-
CHIRIACO SUMMIT-PALO VERDE VALLEY-CHUCKWALLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLYTHE, PALO VERDE, LOST HORSE-KEYS
VILLAGE, CHIRIACO SUMMIT, COTTONWOOD VISITOR, IMPERIAL HOT
MINERAL SPRINGS, MARTINEZ LAKE, RIPLEY, AND MIDLAND
1205 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN PORTION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, EASTERN
PORTION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS,
CHIRIACO SUMMIT, PALO VERDE VALLEY, AND CHUCKWALLA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY.
* 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.
CAZ562-172230-
/O.EXT.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260518T0800Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN SPRING
1205 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IMPERIAL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM PDT MONDAY.
* 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.
SDB
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