SIGNAL
NUMBER |
DAY
SIGNAL |
NIGHT
SIGNAL |
MEANING |
1 |
|
|
DISTANT
CAUTIONARY
( There is a region of
squally weather in which
a
storm may be forming.
) |
2 |
|
|
DISTANT
WARNING
( A storm has
formed.) |
3 |
|
|
LOCAL
CAUTIONARY
( The port is
threatened by squally weather.) |
4 |
|
|
LOCAL
WARNING
(
The port is threatened by a storm but it does not appear that the
danger is as yet sufficiently great to justify extreme measures of
precaution. ) |
5 |
|
|
DANGER
(
The port will experience severe weather from a cyclone expected to
move keeping the port to the left of
its track. ) |
6 |
|
|
DANGER
(
The port will experience severe weather from a cyclone expected to
move keeping the port to the right
of its track. ) |
7 |
|
|
DANGER
(
The port will experience severe weather from a cyclone expected to
move over or close to the
port. ) |
8 |
|
|
GREAT
DANGER
(
The port will experience severe weather from a severe cyclone
expected to move keeping the port to the left of its track. ) |
9 |
|
|
GREAT
DANGER
(
The port will experience severe weather from a severe cyclone
expected to move keeping the port to the right of its track. ) |
10 |
|
|
GREAT
DANGER
(
The port will experience severe weather from a severe cyclone
expected to move over or close to
the port. ) |
11 |
|
|
FAILURE
OF COMMUNICATIONS
( Communications with the Meteorological Warning center have
broken down and the local officer considers that there is danger of
bad weather. ) |