283  
WWUS75 KPSR 162156  
NPWPSR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
256 PM MST FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
AZZ531>534-536>546-548>551-554-559-162300-  
/O.EXP.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-261016T2200Z/  
KOFA-YUMA-CENTRAL LA PAZ-AGUILA VALLEY-GILA RIVER VALLEY-  
NORTHWEST VALLEY-TONOPAH DESERT-GILA BEND-BUCKEYE/AVONDALE-CAVE  
CREEK/NEW RIVER-DEER VALLEY-CENTRAL PHOENIX-NORTH  
PHOENIX/GLENDALE-NEW RIVER MESA-SCOTTSDALE/PARADISE VALLEY-EAST  
VALLEY-FOUNTAIN HILLS/EAST MESA-SOUTH MOUNTAIN/AHWATUKEE-  
SOUTHEAST VALLEY/QUEEN CREEK-WEST PINAL COUNTY-SONORAN DESERT  
NATL MONUMENT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SENTINEL, VICKSBURG JUNCTION, BEARDSLEY,  
WICKENBURG, GOODYEAR, GLADDEN, HASSAYAMPA, QUEEN CREEK, TONOPAH,  
QUARTZSITE, BRENDA, PARADISE VALLEY, SUN LAKES, VICKSBURG, SURPRISE,  
WINTERSBURG, PEORIA, MESA, SALOME, AGUILA, LIGURTA, WITTMANN,  
ARLINGTON, GILA BEND, FOUNTAIN HILLS, PHOENIX, CHANDLER, HARCUVAR,  
YUMA, AVONDALE, KAKA, CASHION, CIRCLE CITY, TEMPE, GILBERT, FORTUNA  
FOOTHILLS, PALM CANYON, SUN CITY WEST, SCOTTSDALE, AND LIBERTY  
256 PM MST FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.  
 
 
 
AZZ547-552-553-555-557-558-560>562-171130-  
/O.CON.KPSR.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-261017T1800Z/  
RIO VERDE/SALT RIVER-SUPERIOR-NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY-APACHE  
JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON-MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS-PINAL/SUPERSTITION  
MOUNTAINS-SAN CARLOS-DRIPPING SPRINGS-GLOBE/MIAMI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYDEN, GLOBE, MARICOPA, MIAMI, CASA GRANDE,  
COOLIDGE, APACHE JUNCTION, FLORENCE, SAN CARLOS, WINKELMAN, PERIDOT,  
SUPERIOR, TORTILLA FLAT, AND SUNFLOWER  
256 PM MST FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...APACHE JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON, GLOBE/MIAMI, MAZATZAL  
MOUNTAINS, PINAL/SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS, RIO VERDE/SALT RIVER, SAN  
CARLOS, AND SUPERIOR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER  
VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG ROADS WITH CROSSWINDS. LIGHT, UNSECURED  
OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LOCALIZED CHANNELS OF BLOWING DUST MAY  
BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY UNDER ONE MILE.  
 
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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