Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - 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 11:31 P.M.
ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2009 TO 0:30 A.M. ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2009 :

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING              
HURRICANE FORCE (FORCE 12)                          MAXIMUM GUST

STANLEY          250 KM/H                          121 KM/H

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING              
STORM FORCE (FORCE 10-11)                           MAXIMUM GUST

TATE'S CAIRN     114 KM/H                          144 KM/H
TAI MEI TUK      100 KM/H                          132 KM/H
WAGLAN ISLAND    100 KM/H                          119 KM/H
CHEUNG CHAU       99 KM/H                          141 KM/H
GREEN ISLAND      95 KM/H                          133 KM/H

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING              
GALE FORCE (FORCE 8-9)                              MAXIMUM GUST

CHEK LAP KOK      77 KM/H                          105 KM/H
SAI KUNG          69 KM/H                           96 KM/H
SHA CHAU          63 KM/H                           95 KM/H

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED REACHING              
STRONG FORCE (FORCE 6-7)                            MAXIMUM GUST

LAU FAU SHAN      56 KM/H                           94 KM/H
SHEK KONG         55 KM/H                           85 KM/H
KAI TAK           55 KM/H                           96 KM/H
WONG CHUK HANG    52 KM/H                          130 KM/H
KING'S PARK       46 KM/H                           95 KM/H
WETLAND PARK      42 KM/H                           77 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 00:40 HKT ON 15.09.2009