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 P.M.
TO 7:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Cheung Chau      103 km/h                          126 km/h
Waglan Island     96 km/h                          111 km/h


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

Sha Chau          87 km/h                          150 km/h
Sai Kung          77 km/h                          101 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      77 km/h                          123 km/h
Stanley           72 km/h                           97 km/h
Kai Tak           70 km/h                          108 km/h
Tate's Cairn      69 km/h                          104 km/h


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

Star Ferry        62 km/h                           90 km/h
Green Island      60 km/h                           99 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       56 km/h                           91 km/h
Tai Po Kau        53 km/h                           96 km/h
Wetland Park      49 km/h                           81 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    48 km/h                           89 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      46 km/h                           95 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   45 km/h                           82 km/h
Tsing Yi          45 km/h                           79 km/h
Tuen Mun          44 km/h                           88 km/h
King's Park       42 km/h                           94 km/h
Sha Tin           42 km/h                           88 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 19:41 HKT ON 16.09.2018