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 2 AUGUST 2016 :

Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Hurricane force (Force 12)                          Maximum gust

Ngong Ping       126 km/h                          145 km/h


Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Storm force (Force 10-11)                           Maximum gust

Green Island     106 km/h                          127 km/h
Waglan Island    105 km/h                          120 km/h


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

Cheung Chau       78 km/h                           97 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      76 km/h                          104 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       67 km/h                          105 km/h


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

Cheung Chau Beach   59 km/h                           84 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      57 km/h                           90 km/h
Tate's Cairn      55 km/h                          116 km/h
Sai Kung          55 km/h                           83 km/h
Tsing Yi          51 km/h                           80 km/h
Stanley           51 km/h                           83 km/h
Sha Chau          49 km/h                           76 km/h
Star Ferry        47 km/h                           77 km/h
King's Park       45 km/h                           93 km/h
Sha Tin           44 km/h                           86 km/h
Peng Chau         44 km/h                           77 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 07:40 HKT ON 02.08.2016