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WWUS74 KMAF 041940
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
240 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2022
TXZ282-050200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-220805T0200Z/
LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG BEND NP, LAJITAS, AND CASTOLON
240 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2022
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 112.
* WHERE...LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/MAF
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