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 2:31 A.M.
TO 3:30 A.M. ON 17 JULY 2023 :

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

Ngong Ping        87 km/h                          110 km/h
Tate's Cairn      77 km/h                          102 km/h
Waglan Island     73 km/h                           89 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   64 km/h                           82 km/h


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

Green Island      61 km/h                           87 km/h
Hong Kong Sea School   58 km/h                          102 km/h
Tap Mun           57 km/h                           67 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       56 km/h                           73 km/h
Cheung Chau       54 km/h                           74 km/h
Peng Chau         53 km/h                           68 km/h
North Point       51 km/h                           73 km/h
Sai Kung          44 km/h                           68 km/h
Stanley           42 km/h                           79 km/h
Central Pier      41 km/h                           60 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 03:40 HKT ON 17.07.2023