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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
322 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

TXZ248>255-351-353>355-070100-
/O.CON.KBRO.HT.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-240607T0100Z/
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville, Hebbronville, McAllen, San
Manuel, Laguna Vista, Rio Grande City, Sarita, Harlingen,
Mission, Port Mansfield, Raymondville, Roma, Zapata, Edinburg,
Pharr, Port Isabel, Weslaco, and Falfurrias
322 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 113.

* WHERE...Zapata, Jim Hogg, Starr, Brooks, Hidalgo, Cameron,
  Willacy, and Kenedy County except the barrier islands.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heat index values have reached 111 to 115
  along and east of IH-69C and US 281 from Brooks and Hidalgo County
  to the west side of Laguna Madre. Values across the Brush Country,
  Rio Grande Plains, and upper Valley ranged from 105 to 109 at 3 pm
  and may not rise much more...but arrival of easterly winds between
  4 and 5 PM may provide enough moisture to push values to 111 for
  two hours in these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives, neighbors, workers, and the
elderly.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit exercise and strenuous activities to
early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat
exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat related illnesses increase
significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Death is
possible to unprepared people and pets.

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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Goldsmith