PRESS WEATHER NO. 252 - WIND INFORMATION IN HONG KONG DURING TROPICAL CYCLONE SITUATION
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 P.M.
TO 11:30 P.M. ON 23 SEPTEMBER 2008 :
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING
HURRICANE FORCE (FORCE 12) MAXIMUM GUST
TATE'S CAIRN 121 KM/H 157 KM/H
NGONG PING 144 KM/H 189 KM/H
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING
STORM FORCE (FORCE 10-11) MAXIMUM GUST
CHEUNG CHAU 112 KM/H 154 KM/H
PENG CHAU 94 KM/H 126 KM/H
TAI MEI TUK 100 KM/H 137 KM/H
WAGLAN ISLAND 104 KM/H 127 KM/H
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING
GALE FORCE (FORCE 8-9) MAXIMUM GUST
GREEN ISLAND 73 KM/H 130 KM/H
SAI KUNG 64 KM/H 101 KM/H
LAU FAU SHAN 68 KM/H 112 KM/H
CHEK LAP KOK 80 KM/H 120 KM/H
KAI TAK 67 KM/H 104 KM/H
STANLEY 79 KM/H 113 KM/H
SHA CHAU 78 KM/H 106 KM/H
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING
STRONG FORCE (FORCE 6-7) MAXIMUM GUST
WONG CHUK HANG 57 KM/H 127 KM/H
SHEK KONG 54 KM/H 102 KM/H
WETLAND PARK 48 KM/H 102 KM/H
TSING YI 46 KM/H 87 KM/H
SHA TIN 42 KM/H 92 KM/H
KING'S PARK 48 KM/H 93 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 23:41 HKT ON 23.09.2008