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 6:31 A.M.
TO 7:30 A.M. ON 13 JUNE 2017 :

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

Waglan Island     74 km/h                           81 km/h
Green Island      73 km/h                           83 km/h
Ngong Ping        72 km/h                           94 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok      62 km/h                           75 km/h
Tate's Cairn      59 km/h                           87 km/h
Sha Chau          52 km/h                           64 km/h
Cheung Chau       50 km/h                           59 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   42 km/h                           58 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       42 km/h                           59 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 07:40 HKT ON 13.06.2017