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 2 AUGUST 2016 :

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

Ngong Ping       131 km/h                          158 km/h


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

Green Island      97 km/h                          116 km/h


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

Waglan Island     82 km/h                           93 km/h
Sha Chau          81 km/h                          107 km/h
Cheung Chau       77 km/h                          103 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      72 km/h                          103 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       69 km/h                           99 km/h


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

Tate's Cairn      62 km/h                          110 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      59 km/h                           88 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   53 km/h                           80 km/h
Stanley           51 km/h                           71 km/h
Tsing Yi          50 km/h                           79 km/h
Sai Kung          47 km/h                           77 km/h
Peng Chau         44 km/h                           74 km/h
Sha Tin           42 km/h                           71 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 08:40 HKT ON 02.08.2016