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WWUS74 KMAF 180704
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
204 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
TXZ052-053-063-070-082-282-182000-
/O.CON.KMAF.XH.W.0001.260618T1700Z-260619T0300Z/
HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN-TERRELL-LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG LAKE, DRYDEN, LAJITAS, BIG BEND NATIONAL
PARK, GARDEN CITY, CASTOLON, SANDERSON, COLORADO CITY, AND BIG SPRING
204 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES UP TO 112
EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES UP TO 115 CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE.
* WHERE...LOWER BREWSTER, TERRELL, GLASSCOCK, HOWARD, MITCHELL, AND
REAGAN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL THIRSTY, BUT AVOID
ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK! DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN
UNATTENDED VEHICLES FOR EVEN A MOMENT. CAR INTERIORS WILL VERY
QUICKLY REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES.
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.
TXZ046>048-050-051-059>062-067>069-075-274-182000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0002.260618T1700Z-260619T0300Z/
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SNYDER, MCCAMEY, MIDLAND, PECOS, CRANE,
MENTONE, ODESSA, KERMIT, LAMESA, RANKIN, MONAHANS, STANTON, ANDREWS,
FORT STOCKTON, AND GAIL
204 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...TRANS PECOS, STOCKTON PLATEAU, AND THE PERMIAN BASIN IN
WESTERN TEXAS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES. EXTREME HEAT
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL THIRSTY, BUT AVOID
ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
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.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK! DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN
UNATTENDED VEHICLES FOR EVEN A MOMENT. CAR INTERIORS WILL VERY
QUICKLY REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES.
TXZ275>281-182000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0002.260618T1700Z-260619T0300Z/
CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS
FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT DAVIS, PRESIDIO, PANTHER JUNCTION, BIG
BEND NATIONAL PARK, CHISOS BASIN, MARATHON, ALPINE, AND MARFA
204 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 105 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY, AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS, CHISOS
BASIN, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS, MARFA PLATEAU,
AND PRESIDIO VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES. EXTREME HEAT
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL THIRSTY, BUT AVOID
ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
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.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK! DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN
UNATTENDED VEHICLES FOR EVEN A MOMENT. CAR INTERIORS WILL VERY
QUICKLY REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES.
KLG
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