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16:26 · Signs like these have been used in meteorology to denote winds of varying strengths. The strength of the wind is indicated by the number of short, perpendicular lines according to a simple code. The signs shown here indicate, respectively, weak wind and hurricane.
    Compare with other signs for weak and strong winds: 18:19, 37:5, 52:3, and 50:6.

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