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 9:31 A.M.
TO 10:30 A.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017 :

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

Cheung Chau       87 km/h                          106 km/h
Waglan Island     79 km/h                           92 km/h
Sha Chau          73 km/h                           93 km/h
Tap Mun           67 km/h                           80 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok      61 km/h                          101 km/h
Stanley           59 km/h                           83 km/h
Star Ferry        57 km/h                           93 km/h
Peng Chau         55 km/h                           91 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       54 km/h                           78 km/h
Tate's Cairn      53 km/h                          103 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   50 km/h                           78 km/h
Sai Kung          50 km/h                           67 km/h
Tai Po Kau        50 km/h                           86 km/h
Kai Tak           48 km/h                           77 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      43 km/h                           80 km/h
Tuen Mun          42 km/h                           84 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 10:40 HKT ON 27.08.2017