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WWUS74 KMAF 240438
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1038 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026
NMZ029-241845-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HT.Y.0017.260824T1700Z-260825T0100Z/
NORTHERN LEA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATUM
1038 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES OF 105 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY.
* 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.
NMZ028-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-241845-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0017.260824T1700Z-260825T0100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-
SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOVINGTON, ANDREWS, SNYDER, EUNICE, SEMINOLE,
LAMESA, COLORADO CITY, CARLSBAD, ARTESIA, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, GAIL,
MIDLAND, BIG SPRING, STANTON, GARDEN CITY, KERMIT, HOBBS, ODESSA, AND
JAL
1038 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026 /1138 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS 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. 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.
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