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 6:31 A.M.
TO 7:30 A.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017 :

Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Hurricane force (Force 12)                          Maximum gust

Ngong Ping       140 km/h                          173 km/h


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

Tap Mun          114 km/h                          147 km/h
Cheung Chau      114 km/h                          136 km/h
Tate's Cairn     113 km/h                          150 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  108 km/h                          139 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      105 km/h                          140 km/h
Waglan Island     94 km/h                          108 km/h
Peng Chau         91 km/h                          122 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok      76 km/h                          101 km/h
Stanley           75 km/h                          102 km/h
Sha Chau          74 km/h                           94 km/h
Tai Po Kau        71 km/h                           99 km/h
Sai Kung          68 km/h                          102 km/h
Star Ferry        66 km/h                          112 km/h


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

Lau Fau Shan      62 km/h                           98 km/h
Kai Tak           60 km/h                           94 km/h
King's Park       58 km/h                          109 km/h
Shek Kong         51 km/h                          100 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    48 km/h                          103 km/h
Tsing Yi          43 km/h                           93 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 07:40 HKT ON 27.08.2017