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WWUS74 KMAF 231739
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1239 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
TXZ047-048-052-053-241000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HT.Y.0017.260824T1700Z-260825T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260824T0000Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SNYDER, GAIL, COLORADO CITY, AND BIG SPRING
1239 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES OF 104 TO 109 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHEASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS,
INCLUDING BORDEN, HOWARD, MITCHELL, AND SCURRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
NMZ028-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-060>063-241000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HT.Y.0017.260824T1700Z-260825T0100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
MARTIN-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, JAL, ODESSA, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP,
EUNICE, ARTESIA, LAMESA, KERMIT, HOBBS, SEMINOLE, CARLSBAD, STANTON,
LOVINGTON, GARDEN CITY, AND MIDLAND
1139 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026 /1239 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8
PM CDT/ MONDAY...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES OF 103 TO 108 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN IN
WESTERN TEXAS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
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