WWCN16 CWWG 081116
HEAT WARNING
FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5:16 A.M. MDT MONDAY 8 JULY 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
      NORTHERN ALBERTA.

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==DISCUSSION==

EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 35 DEGREES CELSIUS COMBINED WITH 
OVERNIGHT LOWS OF 14 DEGREES CELSIUS OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 
AT LEAST MID WEEK. 

DAYTIME HIGHS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO NEAR 35 DEGREES CELSIUS BY 
WEDNESDAY FOR MANY REGIONS OF ALBERTA. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 
TEENS WILL NOT PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

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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