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 10:31 A.M.
TO 11:30 A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2017 :

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

Ngong Ping       172 km/h                          223 km/h
Cheung Chau      132 km/h                          171 km/h
Waglan Island    128 km/h                          138 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  119 km/h                          170 km/h


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

Peng Chau        109 km/h                          151 km/h
Chek Lap Kok     102 km/h                          141 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      101 km/h                          122 km/h
Tate's Cairn      94 km/h                          130 km/h
Sha Chau          93 km/h                          129 km/h
Stanley           92 km/h                          127 km/h
Tap Mun           90 km/h                          101 km/h


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

Tai Po Kau        73 km/h                          112 km/h
Kai Tak           70 km/h                          117 km/h
Star Ferry        68 km/h                          109 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      66 km/h                          102 km/h
King's Park       63 km/h                          114 km/h


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

Sai Kung          56 km/h                           97 km/h
Tsing Yi          55 km/h                          105 km/h
Shek Kong         54 km/h                          103 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    48 km/h                          112 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       45 km/h                           78 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     44 km/h                           95 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 11:40 HKT ON 23.08.2017