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 8:31 A.M.
TO 9:30 A.M. ON 18 OCTOBER 2016 :

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

Tate's Cairn      71 km/h                           93 km/h
Waglan Island     68 km/h                           84 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   67 km/h                           84 km/h


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

Cheung Chau       62 km/h                           85 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       54 km/h                           68 km/h
Green Island      51 km/h                           70 km/h
Peng Chau         51 km/h                           64 km/h
Sai Kung          48 km/h                           66 km/h
Tai Po Kau        45 km/h                           59 km/h
Stanley           42 km/h                           62 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 09:40 HKT ON 18.10.2016