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PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - WIND INFORMATION IN HONG KONG DURING TROPICAL CYCLONE SITUATION
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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 1:31 P.M.
TO 2:30 P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016 :

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

Waglan Island 82 km/h 110 km/h
Tate's Cairn 69 km/h 110 km/h
Lau Fau Shan 64 km/h 91 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok 62 km/h 77 km/h
Star Ferry 61 km/h 80 km/h
Tap Mun 58 km/h 106 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk 58 km/h 91 km/h
Green Island 57 km/h 93 km/h
Cheung Chau 57 km/h 87 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach 53 km/h 85 km/h
Tai Po Kau 46 km/h 82 km/h
Tsing Yi 45 km/h 83 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 14:40 HKT ON 21.10.2016
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