What do the flags headlining Drudge mean?

(Sorry to steal your bandwidth, Mr. Drudge, but I can't post pictures at the moment.)

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R. Alex said:

I know they have red flags they fly on the beach that mean "Swimming strongly discouraged." I was in Pensacola when Hurricane Erin hit and another hurricane was about to, though I don't remember a red flag with a black box in there.

the Pirate said:

They are the old storm warning flag system used to alert vessels of incoming weather patterns. Go here.

the Pirate said:

Those flags mean wind speed of 74 mph or greater. of course a Hurricane is a storm where the wind speeds are 74 mph or greater.

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