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WWCN11 CWWG 262236
HEAT WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:36 P.M. CDT FRIDAY 26 JULY 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
CITY OF WINNIPEG
STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
SELKIRK - GIMLI - STONEWALL - WOODLANDS
DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - HEADINGLEY - BRUNKILD - CARMAN
MORDEN - WINKLER - ALTONA - MORRIS
BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS
WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA.
HEAT WARNING ENDED FOR:
ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN.
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==DISCUSSION==
EXTREME HEAT CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA.
DAYTIME HIGHS APPROACHING 30 DEGREES CELSIUS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR, WITH HUMIDEX VALUES OF 38
OR HIGHER EXPECTED.
A SLOW-MOVING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR
BRINGING THE EXTREME HEAT INTO MANITOBA.
DESPITE A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
EVENING, WARM, HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR SOME WITHIN THE
WARNED REGION SATURDAY.
STAY OUT OF THE SUN DURING THE PEAK HOURS OF 11 A.M. - 3 P.M.,
WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
IF YOU NEED TO BE OUTSIDE, WEAR APPROPRIATE SUNSCREEN, A WIDE
BRIMMED HAT, SUNGLASSES AND LIGHT, LOOSE-FITTING COTTON CLOTHES.
AVOID ANY EXTREME PHYSICAL EXERTION AND KEEP IN THE SHADE WHENEVER
POSSIBLE.
STAY IN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDINGS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AT HOME, KNOW WHERE TO GO TO COOL DOWN.
AIR-CONDITIONED PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDE MALLS, LEISURE CENTRES,
LIBRARIES, ETC.
STAY HYDRATED WITH COLD WATER AND COLD DRINKS.
CHECK ON NEIGHBOURS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HAVE SOMEONE DO THE SAME
FOR YOU.
THE HEALTH RISKS ARE GREATER FOR OLDER ADULTS, INFANTS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN, PREGNANT PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL
ILLNESSES, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR MOBILITY ISSUES.
WATCH FOR THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ILLNESS: SWELLING, RASH, CRAMPS,
FAINTING, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HEAT STROKE AND THE WORSENING OF SOME
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
EXTREME HEAT AFFECTS EVERYONE. HEAT ILLNESSES ARE PREVENTABLE. TO
REDUCE THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF HEAT:
- TAKE A COOL SHOWER OR BATH OR TAKE A BREAK IN A COOL LOCATION,
SUCH AS AN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING OR A TREE-SHADED AREA.
- STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND WEAR LOOSE-FITTING, LIGHT-COLOURED
CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT OR SHADE YOURSELF WITH AN UMBRELLA.
- DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY AND STAY IN A COOL
PLACE. IF YOU MUST GO OUT, TAKE WATER WITH YOU.
- KEEP YOUR HOUSE COOL. BLOCK THE SUN OUT BY CLOSING CURTAINS,
BLINDS, AND AWNINGS DURING THE DAY
- NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A PARKED VEHICLE.
- CHECK ON FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS. CHECK REGULARLY ON PEOPLE
LIVING ALONE, ESPECIALLY OLDER INDIVIDUALS OR PEOPLE WITH HEALTH
CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE THEY ARE COOL AND DRINKING WATER.
- WATCH FOR THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ILLNESS: SWELLING, RASH, CRAMPS,
FAINTING, AND THE WORSENING OF SOME HEALTH CONDITIONS.
- WATCH FOR SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE (WHICH MAY BEGIN WITH HEADACHE, HOT
SKIN, DIZZINESS OR CONFUSION) AND TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEAT AND YOUR HEALTH:
- VISIT MANITOBA HEALTH AT:
HTTPS://WWW.MANITOBA.CA/HEALTH/PUBLICHEALTH/ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH/HEAT.HTML.
- CALL HEALTH LINKS - INFO SANTE AT 204-788-8200 OR TOLL-FREE AT
1-888-315-9257.
FOR MORE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO WORKPLACES AND HEAT STRAIN, VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.SAFEMANITOBA.COM/NEWS/PAGES/HEAT-STRAIN-AT-WORK-WITH-DR.-DENISE.ASPX.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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