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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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