WWCN15 CWWG 081122
HEAT WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:22 A.M. MDT MONDAY 8 JULY 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
      MEDICINE HAT - BOW ISLAND - SUFFIELD
      CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK - FOREMOST
      LETHBRIDGE - TABER - MILK RIVER
      CARDSTON - FORT MACLEOD - MAGRATH
      CROWSNEST PASS - PINCHER CREEK - WATERTON LAKES NAT. PARK.

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==DISCUSSION==

EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEK, WITH DAYTIME 
HIGHS RANGING FROM 32 TO 36 DEGREES CELSIUS AND OVERNIGHT LOWS OF 16 
DEGREES CELSIUS OR WARMER. 

THESE EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO PERSIST 
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO THE WARNED REGIONS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE 
THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND 
THEIR NEIGHBOURS: 

- CONSIDER RESCHEDULING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO COOLER HOURS OF THE 
DAY. 
- TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT, SPENDING TIME IN COOLED INDOOR 
SPACES WHERE POSSIBLE. 
- DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC, NON-CAFFEINATED 
BEVERAGES TO STAY HYDRATED. 
- CHECK FOR YOUR CHILDREN OR PETS BEFORE YOU EXIT YOUR VEHICLE. DO 
NOT LEAVE ANY PERSON OR PET INSIDE A CLOSED VEHICLE, FOR ANY LENGTH 
OF TIME. 

MONITOR FOR SYMPTOMS OF HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION, SUCH AS HIGH 
BODY TEMPERATURE, LACK OF SWEAT, CONFUSION, FAINTING, AND 
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. 

PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN EXPERIENCE EARLIER 
OR MORE SEVERE EFFECTS FROM HEAT INCLUDING INFANTS, CHILDREN, 
SENIORS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING LUNG, HEART, KIDNEY, 
NERVOUS SYSTEM, MENTAL HEALTH OR DIABETIC CONDITIONS, OUTDOOR 
WORKERS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED. 

HEAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS ARE 
EXPECTED TO POSE AN ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT ILLNESSES, SUCH AS HEAT 
STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION. 

FOR MORE HEAT HEALTH ADVICE, VISIT: 
HTTPS://WWW.ALBERTAHEALTHSERVICES.CA/NEWS/HEAT.ASPX. 

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 
ABSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)ABSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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