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 21 OCTOBER 2016 :

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

Waglan Island     85 km/h                          115 km/h
Cheung Chau       75 km/h                           94 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      75 km/h                          109 km/h
Tate's Cairn      73 km/h                          113 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       70 km/h                          105 km/h
Star Ferry        69 km/h                           88 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   67 km/h                           98 km/h
Tap Mun           64 km/h                          103 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok      59 km/h                           73 km/h
Tsing Yi          51 km/h                           85 km/h
Peng Chau         51 km/h                           81 km/h
Tai Po Kau        50 km/h                           86 km/h
Green Island      45 km/h                           96 km/h
Kai Tak           42 km/h                           74 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 21.10.2016