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 9:31 A.M.
TO 10:30 A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2017 :

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

Ngong Ping       151 km/h                          195 km/h
Waglan Island    136 km/h                          159 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  132 km/h                          193 km/h
Tate's Cairn     128 km/h                          166 km/h


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

Cheung Chau      110 km/h                          168 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      107 km/h                          140 km/h
Peng Chau        102 km/h                          145 km/h
Tap Mun          102 km/h                          123 km/h
Sha Chau          94 km/h                          122 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      93 km/h                          121 km/h
Stanley           91 km/h                          126 km/h


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

Sai Kung          80 km/h                          111 km/h
Tai Po Kau        73 km/h                          109 km/h
Kai Tak           67 km/h                          112 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      65 km/h                          102 km/h
Star Ferry        64 km/h                          112 km/h


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

King's Park       61 km/h                          109 km/h
Shek Kong         56 km/h                          106 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    54 km/h                          117 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       48 km/h                           98 km/h
Tuen Mun          46 km/h                           87 km/h
Wetland Park      42 km/h                           76 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 10:40 HKT ON 23.08.2017