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 3:31 P.M.
TO 4:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Cheung Chau      136 km/h                          166 km/h
Waglan Island    125 km/h                          149 km/h


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

Sha Chau          99 km/h                          135 km/h
Stanley           96 km/h                          125 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      92 km/h                          156 km/h
Sai Kung          91 km/h                          135 km/h
Kai Tak           90 km/h                          135 km/h
Green Island      90 km/h                          139 km/h


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

Tate's Cairn      87 km/h                          176 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   85 km/h                          140 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       80 km/h                          129 km/h
Star Ferry        77 km/h                          117 km/h
Tai Po Kau        72 km/h                          126 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      65 km/h                          123 km/h
Tuen Mun          65 km/h                          116 km/h


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

Tsing Yi          62 km/h                          116 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    59 km/h                          114 km/h
King's Park       57 km/h                          105 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     53 km/h                          117 km/h
Shek Kong         52 km/h                          111 km/h
Wetland Park      51 km/h                           86 km/h
Sha Tin           50 km/h                          116 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       46 km/h                          102 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 16:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018