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 11:31 A.M.
TO 12:30 P.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2017 :

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

Cheung Chau      126 km/h                          154 km/h
Ngong Ping       123 km/h                          207 km/h


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

Waglan Island    117 km/h                          122 km/h
Sha Chau          97 km/h                          137 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok      87 km/h                          145 km/h
Stanley           86 km/h                          120 km/h
Kai Tak           81 km/h                          119 km/h
Tap Mun           76 km/h                           90 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       69 km/h                          111 km/h
Sai Kung          69 km/h                           90 km/h
Peng Chau         69 km/h                          109 km/h
Tate's Cairn      69 km/h                          117 km/h
Tai Po Kau        68 km/h                          114 km/h
Star Ferry        63 km/h                           89 km/h


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

Tuen Mun          55 km/h                          111 km/h
Shek Kong         51 km/h                          105 km/h
Tsing Yi          51 km/h                           91 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      49 km/h                           86 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    43 km/h                          115 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     42 km/h                           86 km/h
Sha Tin           42 km/h                           80 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 12:40 HKT ON 23.08.2017