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 31 JULY 2019 TO 0:30 A.M. ON 1 AUGUST 2019 :

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

Tap Mun           69 km/h                           84 km/h
Waglan Island     65 km/h                           90 km/h


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

Tai Mei Tuk       62 km/h                           85 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   60 km/h                           75 km/h
Tate's Cairn      60 km/h                           84 km/h
Cheung Chau       58 km/h                           78 km/h
Stanley           49 km/h                           70 km/h
Peng Chau         49 km/h                           71 km/h
Green Island      48 km/h                           76 km/h
Tai Po Kau        45 km/h                           66 km/h
Sha Chau          41 km/h                           55 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 00:43 HKT ON 01.08.2019