754  
WWUS74 KMAF 171728  
NPWMAF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
1228 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
TXZ052-053-063-070-082-282-180800-  
/O.NEW.KMAF.XH.W.0001.260618T1700Z-260619T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260618T0300Z/  
HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN-TERRELL-LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, BIG SPRING, DRYDEN,  
COLORADO CITY, LAJITAS, BIG LAKE, SANDERSON, CASTOLON, AND GARDEN  
CITY  
1228 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, TEMPERATURES UP TO 106. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, 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...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
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.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
 
 
 
 
TXZ046>048-050-051-059>062-067>069-075-274-180800-  
/O.NEW.KMAF.HT.Y.0002.260618T1700Z-260619T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260618T0300Z/  
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-  
WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SNYDER, MENTONE, CRANE, LAMESA, ODESSA,  
MIDLAND, MCCAMEY, FORT STOCKTON, PECOS, ANDREWS, STANTON, RANKIN,  
GAIL, KERMIT, AND MONAHANS  
1228 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN TEXAS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
 
 
 
 
TXZ275>281-180800-  
/O.NEW.KMAF.HT.Y.0002.260618T1700Z-260619T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260618T0300Z/  
CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS  
FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESIDIO, ALPINE, MARFA, FORT DAVIS, PANTHER  
JUNCTION, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, CHISOS BASIN, AND MARATHON  
1228 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 100 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY, AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS, CHISOS  
BASIN, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS, MARFA PLATEAU,  
AND PRESIDIO VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-270>273-180300-  
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260618T0300Z/  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN  
LEA-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE  
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY  
54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, VAN HORN,  
HOBBS, PINE SPRINGS, TATUM, JAL, EUNICE, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS  
NP, LOVINGTON, ARTESIA, QUEEN, AND SEMINOLE  
1128 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2026 /1228 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026/  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 110 IN THE PLAINS, AND UP TO 100 IN THE  
MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST  
TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, GAINES, VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54  
CORRIDOR, AND EASTERN CULBERSON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
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.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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