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The San Juan Islander
Friday Harbor, San Juan County, Washington
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U.S. weather observers notified of new small craft warning signal: a red pennant indicating moderately strong winds affecting fishing, towing, motor boating, and yachting vessels but not high-powered ones. Warnings to be displayed by responsible persons at no cost for service, using regulation-sized pennants obtained for about $3, only under official orders, during daylight, and not with other flags.
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U.S. weather observers have received notice that the department will have a warning signal for small craft. The warning signal is a red pendant. When it is displayed it indicates that moderately strong winds are expected that will interfere with the safe operation of the smaller craft such as those engaged in fishing, towing, motor boating and yachting, but not of sufficient force to affect high-powered vessels.
Small craft warnings will be sent to any responsible person desiring them, who will defray the expense, if any, of the messages, and who, without cost for services or equipment, will display the warnings promptly and satisfactorily from a suitable flagstaff, using a pennant of regulation size.
The warning is displayed by means of a pennant, the regulation size of which is eight feet at hoist by twelve feet fly. Such a pennant may be obtained from any manufacturer of flags and will cost about $3.
The warning will not, under any circumstances, be displayed except under orders issued by the weather bureau official.
It will not be displayed from a staff on which any other flag or pennant is flying.
It will be displayed during the day only and will be lowered at sunset.
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U.S. weather observers have received notice that the department will have a warning signal for small craft. The warning signal is a red pendant. When it is displayed it indicates that moderately strong winds are expected that will interfere with the safe operation of the smaller craft such as those engaged in fishing, towing, motor boating and yachting, but not of sufficient force to affect high-powered vessels. Small craft warnings will be sent to any responsible person desiring them, who will defray the expense, if any, of the messages, and who, without cost for services or equipment, will display the warnings promptly and satisfactorily from a suitable flagstaff, using a pennant of regulation size. The warning is displayed by means of a pennant, the regulation size of which is eight feet at hoist by twelve feet fly. Such a pennant may be obtained from any manufacturer of flags and will cost about $3. The warning will not, under any circumstances, be displayed except under orders issued by the weather bureau official. It will not be displayed from a staff on which any other flag or pennant is flying. It will be displayed during the day only and will be lowered at sunset.