At sea, a storm warning is a warning issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when winds between 48 knots (89 km/h, 55 mph) and 63 knots (117 km/h, 73 mph) are occurring or predicted to occur soon. The winds must not be associated with a tropical cyclone. If the winds are associated with a tropical cyclone, a Tropical Storm Warning will be substituted for the Storm Warning and less severe Gale Warning. In US maritime Warning Flag systems, a red square flag with a black square taking up the middle ninth of the flag is used to indicate a Storm Warning (The use of two such flag denotes a Hurricane force wind warning or a Hurricane Warning).The same flag as a storm warning is used to indicate a Tropical Storm Warning.
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Famous quotes containing the words storm and/or warning:
“Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high;
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life be past;
Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last.”
—Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
“An overturned cart is a warning to oncoming drivers.”
—Chinese proverb.