WWCN13 CWVR 120940
HEAT WARNING
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:40 A.M. PDT MONDAY 12 AUGUST 2024.
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HEAT WARNING FOR:
      B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER
      FORT NELSON.

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==DISCUSSION==

THIS IS A HEAT WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE VERY HIGH AND THERE IS A 
MODERATE RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH. 

WHERE: FORT NELSON AND FORT ST. JOHN 

WHEN: NOW UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. 

REMARKS: ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO 
EARLY THIS WEEK. EXPECT DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOW 30'S WITH OVERNIGHT 
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS. 

COOLER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING TUESDAY.

HEAT AFFECTS EVERYONE, BUT THE RISKS ARE GREATER FOR: SENIORS, 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONE, PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS 
SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE, PEOPLE WITH 
MENTAL ILLNESS SUCH AS SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEPRESSION, OR ANXIETY, PEOPLE 
WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY. 

CHECK ON FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS, WHO ARE AT HIGHER RISK, 
PARTICULARLY IF THEY LIVE ALONE, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A COOL 
SPACE. 

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

IF YOU ARE IN AN OVERHEATED AREA, SEEK A COOL PLACE SUCH AS A 
TREE-SHADED AREA, SPLASH PAD, MISTING STATION, OR AIR-CONDITIONED 
SPOT LIKE A PUBLIC BUILDING. 

TO GET MORE INFORMATION: 
- CHECK THE LOCAL NEWS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY UPDATES. 
- CHECK HEALTHLINKBC ONLINE RESOURCES ABOUT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS AND 
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AT 
HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHLINKBC.CA/HEALTHLINKBC-FILES/HEAT-RELATED-ILLNESS. 
- CALL HEALTHLINKBC AT 8-1-1 TO ASK ABOUT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND LOCAL MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICERS EXPECT AN 
INCREASE IN HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS FROM HEAT AND ARE ADVISING THE 
PUBLIC TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. 

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

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

END/PSPC