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 7:31 A.M.
TO 8:30 A.M. ON 1 AUGUST 2019 :

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

Cheung Chau       83 km/h                           86 km/h
Waglan Island     77 km/h                           84 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   74 km/h                           87 km/h


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

Green Island      62 km/h                           98 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       62 km/h                           84 km/h
Sha Chau          62 km/h                           85 km/h
Tate's Cairn      60 km/h                           90 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      60 km/h                           79 km/h
Star Ferry        56 km/h                           74 km/h
Stanley           53 km/h                           74 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      53 km/h                           90 km/h
Peng Chau         51 km/h                           67 km/h
Sai Kung          50 km/h                           86 km/h
Lamma Island      46 km/h                           72 km/h
Tai Po Kau        45 km/h                           75 km/h
Tsing Yi          43 km/h                           76 km/h
Tuen Mun          42 km/h                           89 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 08:42 HKT ON 01.08.2019