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WWUS74 KMAF 241802
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1202 PM MDT MON AUG 24 2026
NMZ028-TXZ046>048-051>053-250130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HT.Y.0018.260825T1800Z-260826T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260825T0100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO CITY, GAIL, SNYDER, ARTESIA,
CARLSBAD, LAMESA, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, STANTON, AND BIG SPRING
1202 PM MDT MON AUG 24 2026 /102 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM
CDT/ TUESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES OF 103 TO 108 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SCURRY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING
PLAINS, EDDY COUNTY PLAINS, DAWSON, BORDEN, MARTIN, AND HOWARD.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY.
* 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.
NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-060>063-250100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-260825T0100Z/
NORTHERN LEA-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-ANDREWS-WINKLER-
ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ODESSA, TATUM, ANDREWS, EUNICE, JAL, MIDLAND,
HOBBS, SEMINOLE, KERMIT, GARDEN CITY, AND LOVINGTON
1202 PM MDT MON AUG 24 2026 /102 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 103 AND 107 DEGREES.
* WHERE...LEA COUNTY, GAINES, ANDREWS, WINKLER, ECTOR, MIDLAND, AND
GLASSCOCK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 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.
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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