929  
WWCN17 CWHX 110818  
HEAT WARNING  
FOR LABRADOR  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  
COMMUNITY SERVICES OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR  
AT 5:18 A.M. ADT FRIDAY 11 JULY 2025.  
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HEAT WARNING FOR:  
CHURCHILL FALLS AND VICINITY  
CHURCHILL VALLEY  
UPPER LAKE MELVILLE  
EAGLE RIVER  
POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK  
RIGOLET AND VICINITY  
CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE  
NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY.  
 
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==DISCUSSION==  
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED.  
 
TIME SPAN: TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES: 29 TO 33 DEGREES CELSIUS, EXCEPT  
COOLER ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST.  
 
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES: 16 TO 20 DEGREES CELSIUS.  
 
LOCATIONS: INTERIOR FROM CHURCHILL FALLS AND VICINITY TO EAGLE  
RIVER, AND ALONG THE COAST FROM POSTVILLE-MAKKOVIK TO LODGE BAY.  
 
REMARKS: A HOT AND DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION FOR THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT WITH ELEVATED  
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. CURRENT GUIDANCE INDICATES CONDITIONS WILL  
BEGIN MODERATING AFTER TUESDAY. SOME AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A REPRIEVE  
FROM THE HEAT ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING  
A PERIOD OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.  
 
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS - EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT  
EVERYONE'S HEALTH. DETERMINE IF YOU OR OTHERS AROUND YOU ARE AT  
GREATER RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS. CHECK ON OLDER ADULTS, THOSE LIVING  
ALONE AND OTHER AT-RISK PEOPLE IN-PERSON OR ON THE PHONE MULTIPLE  
TIMES A DAY.  
 
WATCH FOR THE EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS.  
SIGNS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, THIRST, DARK URINE  
AND INTENSE FATIGUE. STOP YOUR ACTIVITY AND DRINK WATER.  
 
HEAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY(EXCLAMATION MARK) CALL 9-1-1 OR  
YOUR EMERGENCY HEALTH PROVIDER IF YOU, OR SOMEONE AROUND YOU, IS  
SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE WHICH CAN INCLUDE RED AND HOT SKIN,  
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, CONFUSION AND CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS. WHILE YOU  
WAIT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, TRY TO COOL THE PERSON BY MOVING THEM TO  
A COOL PLACE, REMOVING EXTRA CLOTHING, APPLYING COLD WATER OR ICE  
PACKS AROUND THE BODY.  
 
DRINK WATER OFTEN AND BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO REPLACE FLUIDS.  
 
CLOSE BLINDS, OR SHADES AND OPEN WINDOWS IF OUTSIDE IS COOLER THAN  
INSIDE.  
 
TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING, USE A FAN, OR MOVE TO A COOLER AREA OF  
YOUR LIVING SPACE. IF YOUR LIVING SPACE IS HOT, MOVE TO A COOL  
PUBLIC SPACE SUCH AS A COOLING CENTRE, COMMUNITY CENTRE, LIBRARY OR  
SHADED PARK.  
 
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY.  
 
HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES,  
SUCH AS HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/HOW-PROTECT-YOURSELF.HTML  
HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/HEALTH-CANADA/SERVICES/CLIMATE-CHANGE-HEALTH/EXTREME-HEAT/WHO-IS-AT-RISK.HTML  
 
PLEASE CALL HEALTHLINE 811 FOR ADVICE ON HEALTH RISKS, SYMPTOMS AND  
PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT.  
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY  
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO  
NLSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NLWX.  
 
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
 
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