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WWCN14 CWHX 131838
HEAT WARNING
FOR NEW BRUNSWICK
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:38 P.M. ADT WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 2025.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
ACADIAN PENINSULA
BATHURST AND CHALEUR REGION
CAMPBELLTON AND RESTIGOUCHE COUNTY
EDMUNDSTON AND MADAWASKA COUNTY
FREDERICTON AND SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY
GRAND FALLS AND VICTORIA COUNTY
GRAND LAKE AND QUEENS COUNTY
KENT COUNTY
KOUCHIBOUGUAC NATIONAL PARK
MIRAMICHI AND AREA
MONCTON AND SOUTHEAST NEW BRUNSWICK
MOUNT CARLETON - RENOUS HIGHWAY
OROMOCTO AND SUNBURY COUNTY
ST. STEPHEN AND NORTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY
STANLEY - DOAKTOWN - BLACKVILLE AREA
SUSSEX - KENNEBECASIS VALLEY AND KINGS COUNTY
WOODSTOCK AND CARLETON COUNTY.
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==DISCUSSION==
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL END LATER THIS
EVENING.
MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES: 33 TO 37 DEGREES CELSIUS (HUMIDEX 38
TO 43), EXCEPT COOLER ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST.
LOCATIONS: NEW BRUNSWICK, EXCEPT COOLER ALONG THE BAY OF FUNDY
COAST.
REMARKS: A COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND ELEVATED
HUMIDITY IS ONGOING, BUT IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE THIS EVENING, WITH
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDEX VALUES ON THURSDAY.
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.
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.
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
NBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)NBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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