WWCN13 CWTO 092252
YELLOW WARNING - HEAT
FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:52 P.M. EDT TUESDAY 9 JUNE 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - HEAT - FOR:
      FORT HOPE - WEBEQUIE
      MOOSONEE - FORT ALBANY
      FORT SEVERN
      ATTAWAPISKAT
      PEAWANUCK.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

THE FIRST HEAT EVENT OF THE SEASON CONTINUES. 

WHAT: 
DAYTIME HIGHS BETWEEN 29 AND 31 DEGREES CELSIUS. 
OVERNIGHT LOWS BETWEEN 17 AND 19 DEGREES CELSIUS. 

WHEN: 
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
THE HEAT EVENT MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY FOR SOME AREAS.

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 
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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