WWCN13 CWWG 082132
HEAT WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN
AT 3:32 P.M. CST MONDAY 8 JULY 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
      THE BATTLEFORDS - UNITY - MAIDSTONE - ST. WALBURG
      PRINCE ALBERT - SHELLBROOK - SPIRITWOOD - DUCK LAKE
      MEADOW LAKE - BIG RIVER - GREEN LAKE - PIERCELAND.

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==DISCUSSION==

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS SETTLED OVER THE WESTERN PRAIRIES RESULTING 
IN CLEAR SKIES AND EXTREME DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH WARM 
OVERNIGHT LOWS. 

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND OVERNIGHT LOW 
TEMPERATURES OF ROUGHLY 15 DEGREES CELSIUS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO 
THE WEEKEND.

EXTREME HEAT CAN AFFECT EVERYONE'S HEALTH. 

WATCH FOR THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ILLNESS: SWELLING, RASH, CRAMPS, 
FAINTING, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HEAT STROKE AND THE WORSENING OF SOME 
HEALTH CONDITIONS. 

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER REGULARLY, EVEN BEFORE YOU FEEL THIRSTY TO 
DECREASE YOUR RISK OF DEHYDRATION. THIRST IS NOT A GOOD INDICATOR OF 
DEHYDRATION. 

REDUCE YOUR HEAT RISK. SCHEDULE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE 
COOLEST PARTS OF THE DAY. 

LIMIT DIRECT SUN EXPOSURE. SHADE YOURSELF BY WEARING A WIDE-BRIMMED, 
BREATHABLE HAT AND/OR AN UMBRELLA. 

NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, OR PETS INSIDE A PARKED 
VEHICLE. 

WATCH FOR EARLY SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESS (FEELING UNWELL, FATIGUE, 
THIRST, HEADACHE) AS THESE CAN RAPIDLY EVOLVE INTO LIFE-THREATENING 
EMERGENCIES. MOVE TO A COOLER ENVIRONMENT IMMEDIATELY, SUCH AS A 
SHADED OR AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE. 

KEEP YOUR HOUSE COOL. TURN ON YOUR AIR CONDITIONING (IF POSSIBLE), 
BLOCK THE SUN BY CLOSING CURTAINS OR BLINDS, OR RELOCATE TO A COOLER 
LOCATION SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR PUBLIC COOLING CENTRE. 

ALL WORKERS SHOULD TAKE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS IN A COOL OR 
SHADED SPACE. 

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 
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)SKSTORM.

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