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WWCN17 CWHX 130803
HEAT WARNING
FOR LABRADOR
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
AT 5:03 A.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 2025.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
UPPER LAKE MELVILLE
EAGLE RIVER
POSTVILLE - MAKKOVIK
RIGOLET AND VICINITY
CARTWRIGHT TO BLACK TICKLE
NORMAN BAY TO LODGE BAY.
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==DISCUSSION==
HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONTINUES.
LOCATIONS: CENTRAL LABRADOR AND THE COAST FROM POSTVILLE-MAKKOVIK TO
LODGE BAY.
TIME SPAN: ENDING THURSDAY EVENING IN PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN LABRADOR
AND ENDING TONIGHT ELSEWHERE.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY: 31 TO 33 DEGREES CELSIUS (HUMIDEX 38 TO
41).
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TONIGHT: 18 TO 22 DEGREES CELSIUS.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES THURSDAY: 23 TO 28 DEGREES CELSIUS, WARMEST IN
THE SOUTHEAST.
REMARKS: MUCH OF THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER A HOT AIR MASS TODAY.
A MODERATING TREND WILL BEGIN TONIGHT OR THURSDAY WITH INCREASING
CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLE SHOWERS, THOUGH TEMPERATURES MAY STAY WARM
ENOUGH OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST TO WARRANT A CONTINUATION OF THE
HEAT WARNING UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT.
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.
PLAN AND SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST PARTS OF THE
DAY.
LIMIT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT,
LIGHT-COLOURED, LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT.
NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED
VEHICLE. CHECK THE VEHICLE BEFORE LOCKING TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS
LEFT BEHIND.
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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