467  
WWUS75 KPSR 180557  
NPWPSR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
1057 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
CAZ563-566-567-180700-  
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260518T0600Z/  
SALTON SEA-IMPERIAL COUNTY WEST-IMPERIAL VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DESERT SHORES, CALEXICO, WINONA, COYOTE  
WELLS, OCOTILLO, COOLIDGE SPRINGS, PLASTER CITY, EL CENTRO,  
BRAWLEY, SALTON CITY, AND ALAMORIO  
1057 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
 
 
WINDS HAVE MOSTLY FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO  
SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. THUS THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO  
EXPIRE.  
 

 
 
CAZ562-180800-  
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260518T0800Z/  
IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHWEST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN SPRING  
1057 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ560-561-564-568>570-181800-  
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0016.260518T0600Z-260518T1800Z/  
JOSHUA TREE NP WEST-JOSHUA TREE NP EAST-CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS-  
CHIRIACO SUMMIT-PALO VERDE VALLEY-CHUCKWALLA VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALO VERDE, CHIRIACO SUMMIT, IMPERIAL HOT  
MINERAL SPRINGS, COTTONWOOD VISITOR, MARTINEZ LAKE, BLYTHE,  
MIDLAND, LOST HORSE-KEYS VILLAGE, AND RIPLEY  
1057 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 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...UNTIL 11 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 SURFACE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN  
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AS OF 2250PDT A  
LARGE SWATH OF LOFTED DUST WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 2-5 MILES WAS  
SEEN ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO MOVING SOUTH TOWARD RIVERSIDE COUNTY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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