WIND INFORMATION IN HONG KONG DURING TROPICAL CYCLONE SITUATION

WIND SPEED DATA FOR STRONG WINDS OR ABOVE RECORDED BY THE
HONG KONG OBSERVATORY IN DIFFERENT REGIONS FROM 8:31 A.M.
TO 9:30 A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2017 :

Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Hurricane force (Force 12)                          Maximum gust

Waglan Island    141 km/h                          188 km/h
Tate's Cairn     135 km/h                          187 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  126 km/h                          163 km/h


Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Storm force (Force 10-11)                           Maximum gust

Ngong Ping       107 km/h                          142 km/h
Cheung Chau      103 km/h                          147 km/h
Tap Mun          100 km/h                          123 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       93 km/h                          125 km/h
Sha Chau          92 km/h                          121 km/h


Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Gale force (Force 8-9)                              Maximum gust

Peng Chau         81 km/h                          119 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      80 km/h                          105 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      78 km/h                          111 km/h
Sai Kung          78 km/h                          108 km/h
Stanley           69 km/h                          138 km/h


Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Strong force (Force 6-7)                            Maximum gust

Tai Po Kau        62 km/h                          101 km/h
Kai Tak           54 km/h                          130 km/h
King's Park       53 km/h                          113 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       49 km/h                           90 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    44 km/h                           97 km/h
Shek Kong         42 km/h                           71 km/h

INFORMATION BASED ON WIND SPEED DATA RECORDED BY AUTOMATIC
ANEMOMETER STATIONS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REFERS TO
THE MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE MEAN WIND SPEED IN 60 MINUTES
INDICATED ABOVE. THE ABOVE DATA ARE BROADCAST TO GIVE THE
PUBLIC QUICK ACCESS TO REGIONAL WIND INFORMATION. ONLY
MINIMAL QUALITY CONTROL HAS BEEN APPLIED.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:40 HKT ON 23.08.2017