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 10:31 A.M.
TO 11:30 A.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016 :

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

Tate's Cairn      78 km/h                          123 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      73 km/h                           94 km/h
Waglan Island     71 km/h                           99 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      68 km/h                           84 km/h
Cheung Chau       68 km/h                          105 km/h
Tap Mun           67 km/h                           95 km/h


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

Peng Chau         62 km/h                           96 km/h
Star Ferry        60 km/h                           80 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   55 km/h                          100 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       54 km/h                           95 km/h
Kai Tak           50 km/h                           81 km/h
Tsing Yi          49 km/h                           80 km/h
Tuen Mun          43 km/h                           82 km/h
Stanley           42 km/h                           68 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 11:40 HKT ON 21.10.2016