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 18 OCTOBER 2016 :

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

Ngong Ping        84 km/h                          102 km/h
Tate's Cairn      73 km/h                           98 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   68 km/h                           79 km/h
Waglan Island     67 km/h                           77 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       65 km/h                           80 km/h


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

Cheung Chau       59 km/h                           99 km/h
Peng Chau         53 km/h                           65 km/h
Sha Chau          49 km/h                           63 km/h
Tai Po Kau        48 km/h                           61 km/h
Green Island      47 km/h                           69 km/h
Star Ferry        45 km/h                           68 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      44 km/h                           58 km/h
Stanley           42 km/h                           59 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 18.10.2016