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WWCN15 CWHX 031338
HEAT WARNING
FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:38 A.M. ADT THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER IS OCCURRING.
TIME SPAN: ENDING THIS EVENING.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TODAY: NEAR 28 CELSIUS (HUMIDEX 36).
REMARKS: DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON FRIDAY.
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.
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 CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
PESTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)PESTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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