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 9:31 A.M.
TO 10:30 A.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2016 :

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

Ngong Ping       109 km/h                          128 km/h


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

Green Island      76 km/h                           94 km/h
Waglan Island     72 km/h                           77 km/h
Sha Chau          72 km/h                           91 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      63 km/h                           85 km/h


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

Tate's Cairn      60 km/h                           96 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      58 km/h                           85 km/h
Cheung Chau       50 km/h                           76 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   44 km/h                           66 km/h
Stanley           43 km/h                           56 km/h
Sai Kung          42 km/h                           66 km/h
Tsing Yi          42 km/h                           61 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 10:41 HKT ON 02.08.2016