...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY...

THE RECENT VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WILL WARM TO 101-105F EACH AFTERNOON...
WITH TEMPERATURES OF 104 TO 107 ALONG THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY...
AND 104 TO 111 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN
AND PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH HEAT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEARBY AREAS APPROACHING IT. A SLOW
DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY.

THOSE THAT WILL BE OUTSIDE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
THE HEAT. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE
SHADE OR AIR CONDITIONING... AND WEAR SUNSCREEN. THE SIGNS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION ARE DIZZINESS... NAUSEA... CRAMPS... RAPID BUT WEAK
PULSE... COOL PALE SKIN... AND EXCESSIVE SWEATING.

ADDITIONALLY... NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE. TEMPERATURES CAN REACH DEADLY LEVELS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME. LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK!

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FOR
THE PERMIAN BASIN... PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AND
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IN THE BIG BEND...

.WITH A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION ANOTHER DAY OF
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE PERMIAN
BASIN IN ADDITION TO NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
IN THE BIG BEND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH HEAT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON. RECORD SETTING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
DECREASING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY AS
TEMPERATURES ALOFT START TO SLOWLY COOL.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE...105 TO 107 FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY. 110 TO 115 DEGREES ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IN THE BIG
BEND.

* IMPACTS...IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE, AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE
OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

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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