960
WWUS74 KMAF 251217
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
717 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
TXZ059-272>274-260100-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HT.Y.0018.260825T1800Z-260826T0100Z/
LOVING-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-REEVES
COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VAN HORN, PECOS, AND MENTONE
717 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 103 TO 108 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN CULBERSON AND LOVING COUNTIES, AND VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND REEVES COUNTY PLAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PETS MAY SUCCUMB TO THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME HEAT. THE
ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, SICK, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE
MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT.
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.
BRING PETS INDOORS OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SHADE AND COOL WATER TO
DRINK.
NMZ027-028-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-060-067-270-271-275>279-260100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0018.260825T1800Z-260826T0100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-CENTRAL LEA-
SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-WINKLER-WARD-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-
DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO CITY, SEMINOLE, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP,
ANDREWS, MARATHON, JAL, LAMESA, ARTESIA, BIG SPRING, CARLSBAD,
KERMIT, HOBBS, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, SNYDER, GAIL, MONAHANS,
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, PINE SPRINGS, EUNICE, FORT DAVIS,
MARFA, QUEEN, PANTHER JUNCTION, STANTON, LOVINGTON, AND ALPINE
617 AM MDT TUE AUG 25 2026 /717 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE DAVIS, GUADALUPE, CHINATI, AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS,
TEMPERATURES UP TO 99 EXPECTED. FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS,
MARFA PLATEAU, AND CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY, TEMPERATURES UP TO 104
EXPECTED. FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY, AS WELL AS ANDREWS,
GAINES, WARD, AND WINKLER COUNTIES, TEMPERATURES UP TO 107
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN
TEXAS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PETS MAY SUCCUMB TO THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME HEAT. THE
ELDERLY, VERY YOUNG, SICK, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE
MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT.
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.
BRING PETS INDOORS OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SHADE AND COOL WATER TO
DRINK.
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