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 1 AUGUST 2019 :

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

Cheung Chau Beach   69 km/h                           97 km/h
Cheung Chau       67 km/h                          101 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       64 km/h                           83 km/h


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

Tate's Cairn      62 km/h                           89 km/h
Waglan Island     55 km/h                           80 km/h
Peng Chau         51 km/h                           71 km/h
Green Island      50 km/h                           72 km/h
Stanley           46 km/h                           62 km/h
Sha Chau          44 km/h                           59 km/h
Lamma Island      44 km/h                           76 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      43 km/h                           63 km/h
North Point       42 km/h                           62 km/h
Central Pier      42 km/h                           67 km/h
Star Ferry        42 km/h                           65 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 01.08.2019