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 11:31 A.M.
TO 12:30 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016 :

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

Waglan Island     78 km/h                          102 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      74 km/h                          109 km/h
Tate's Cairn      71 km/h                          105 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      71 km/h                           84 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       70 km/h                          101 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   68 km/h                          100 km/h
Cheung Chau       66 km/h                          108 km/h
Star Ferry        65 km/h                           86 km/h
Tap Mun           64 km/h                           95 km/h


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

Peng Chau         58 km/h                          100 km/h
Tsing Yi          56 km/h                           85 km/h
Tai Po Kau        51 km/h                           89 km/h
Tuen Mun          50 km/h                           98 km/h
Kai Tak           45 km/h                           67 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 12:40 HKT ON 21.10.2016