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 12:31 P.M.
TO 1:30 P.M. ON 1 AUGUST 2020 :

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

Cheung Chau       73 km/h                           85 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   66 km/h                           81 km/h


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

Waglan Island     62 km/h                           67 km/h
Tap Mun           57 km/h                           60 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       54 km/h                           73 km/h
Sha Chau          53 km/h                           69 km/h
Tate's Cairn      51 km/h                           75 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      50 km/h                           78 km/h
Stanley           49 km/h                           66 km/h
Star Ferry        48 km/h                           66 km/h
Lamma Island      45 km/h                           60 km/h
Peng Chau         44 km/h                           56 km/h
Kai Tak           41 km/h                           66 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 13:40 HKT ON 01.08.2020