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Signal No. Meaning TCWS #1 winds of 30–60 km/h (19–37 mph; 16–32 kn) are prevailing or expected to occur within 36 hours: TCWS #2 winds of 61–120 km/h (38–74 mph; 33–64 kn) are prevailing or expected to occur within 24 hours: TCWS #3 winds of 121–170 km/h (75–105 mph; 65–91 kn) are prevailing or expected to occur within 18 ...
The signal system was extended to ten signals (No. 1–10), although Signal No. 4 was only used in the Philippines but not in Hong Kong, as the non-local signals covered the information it conveyed. In 1935, the signal system was revised as agreed between the Observatory and the Central Weather Bureau of Manila.
Though "Ring Ring" did not get the opportunity to represent Sweden in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, the subtitled Swedish version ("Bara Du Slog En Signal") performed very well on the Swedish charts, giving ABBA their first No. 1 hit. The English version fared almost as well, peaking at No. 2 in Sweden, Norway and Austria, and reaching the ...
It was revised by the Board of Trade in 1887, and was modified at the International Conference of 1889 in Washington, D.C. [1] The new international code of signals officially came into worldwide operation on 1 January 1901. At first it was used concurrently with the old system until 1 January 1902, and then used exclusively after 1 January 1903.
El degüello (Spanish: El toque a degüello) is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use as a march by Mexican Army buglers during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo [1] to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army under General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
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Code 1: Respond to the call without lights or sirens. Some agencies may use the terms "upgrade" and "downgrade" to denote an increase or decrease in priority. For example, if a police unit is conducting a Code 1 response to an argument, and the dispatcher reports that the argument has escalated to a fight, the unit may report an "upgrade" to a ...
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