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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
333 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2019
...HEAT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PERMIAN
BASIN AND ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IN THE BIG BEND...
THE COMBINATION OF AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA
A WESTERLY
DOWN SLOPE WIND... INTENSE SUNSHINE... AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL
RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
PERMIAN BASIN AND ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IN THE BIG BEND. SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.
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ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ODESSA, MIDLAND, GARDEN CITY, CRANE,
MCCAMEY, RANKIN, BIG BEND NP, LAJITAS, AND CASTOLON
333 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2019
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE...105 TO 107 FOR THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN. AROUND
110 FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE.
* IMPACTS...IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE, AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR
STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
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 LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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.
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