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NATA / KSI Regional WBGT Activity Modification for Secondary-School Athletics (Grundstein 2015 Categories 1-3) — Heat Stress Alert Levels

Secondary-school athletics overlay using the NATA 2015 / Korey Stringer Institute regional WBGT activity-modification chart (Grundstein et al. 2015 regional categories), with Category 1 cutoffs as printed by NYSPHSAA (2023) and VPA and Category 2 and Category 3 cutoffs as printed by the OSSAA 2025-26 Extreme Heat Policy. An athletics overlay, not an occupational work/rest rule.

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Governing metric
WBGT in Fahrenheit (green/yellow/orange/red/black flags) by regional category
Authority
NATA / Korey Stringer Institute; thresholds as printed by OSSAA 2025-26
Jurisdiction
Usa High School Athletics Regional
Legal status
Industry Guidance
Published
2015 (unverified)
Rule type
Alert Overlay
Standard ID
HGC-167

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Governing formula

No standalone formula is published for this standard; see programmable logic and parameters below.

Alert levels

WBGT (°C)Light
180 W
Moderate
300 W
Heavy
415 W
Very heavy
520 W
24GreenGreenGreenGreen
25YellowYellowYellowYellow
26YellowYellowYellowYellow
27YellowYellowYellowYellow
28OrangeOrangeOrangeOrange
29RedRedRedRed
30RedRedRedRed
31Stop workStop workStop workStop work
32Stop workStop workStop workStop work
33Stop workStop workStop workStop work
34Stop workStop workStop workStop work
35Stop workStop workStop workStop work
36Stop workStop workStop workStop work

This standard's declared inputs do not include acclimatization status, so results do not vary by it.

Key thresholds

ParameterValue
category2WbgtF
  • yellow 79.7
  • orange 84.7
  • red 87.7
  • black 89.8
category3WbgtF
  • yellow 82
  • orange 87
  • red 90.1
  • black 92.1
rapidCoolingWbgtF82
maxPracticeHoursorange 2 · red 1

Inputs

Required inputs: wbgtC

Optional inputs: wbgtRegionCategory

Sources

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