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 2020 :

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

Cheung Chau Beach   62 km/h                           77 km/h
Tate's Cairn      62 km/h                           82 km/h
Cheung Chau       59 km/h                           79 km/h
Waglan Island     56 km/h                           64 km/h
Tap Mun           54 km/h                           63 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       52 km/h                           67 km/h
Stanley           43 km/h                           61 km/h
Peng Chau         43 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 06:40 HKT ON 01.08.2020