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 5:31 A.M.
TO 6:30 A.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017 :

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

Tate's Cairn     131 km/h                          170 km/h


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

Cheung Chau Beach  112 km/h                          147 km/h
Waglan Island    110 km/h                          136 km/h
Ngong Ping       108 km/h                          149 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      106 km/h                          146 km/h
Tap Mun          105 km/h                          138 km/h
Cheung Chau       99 km/h                          155 km/h


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

Peng Chau         84 km/h                          123 km/h
Tai Po Kau        76 km/h                          109 km/h
Sai Kung          75 km/h                          127 km/h
Sha Chau          73 km/h                           96 km/h
Star Ferry        68 km/h                          106 km/h
Stanley           67 km/h                          117 km/h
Kai Tak           64 km/h                          114 km/h


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

Lau Fau Shan      57 km/h                           98 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      53 km/h                           87 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    49 km/h                          109 km/h
King's Park       48 km/h                           96 km/h
Shek Kong         48 km/h                           94 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 06:40 HKT ON 27.08.2017