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 4:31 A.M.
TO 5:30 A.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017 :

Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Storm force (Force 10-11)                           Maximum gust

Waglan Island    113 km/h                          135 km/h
Ngong Ping       103 km/h                          126 km/h
Tate's Cairn     101 km/h                          154 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   97 km/h                          130 km/h


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

Tap Mun           87 km/h                          113 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       80 km/h                          113 km/h
Sai Kung          73 km/h                          102 km/h
Cheung Chau       73 km/h                          107 km/h
Stanley           64 km/h                          107 km/h


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

Peng Chau         62 km/h                           96 km/h
Tai Po Kau        61 km/h                           87 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      59 km/h                           85 km/h
Sha Chau          59 km/h                           81 km/h
Kai Tak           51 km/h                           95 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      46 km/h                           80 km/h
Star Ferry        43 km/h                           78 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 05:40 HKT ON 27.08.2017