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 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Waglan Island    180 km/h                          212 km/h
Tate's Cairn     160 km/h                          242 km/h
Green Island     129 km/h                          228 km/h


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

Cheung Chau Beach  116 km/h                          165 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      105 km/h                          154 km/h
Sai Kung         100 km/h                          157 km/h
Cheung Chau       97 km/h                          144 km/h


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

Sha Chau          87 km/h                          120 km/h
Tap Mun           82 km/h                          123 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      77 km/h                          109 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      71 km/h                           95 km/h
Tai Po Kau        69 km/h                          112 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     66 km/h                          145 km/h


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

Stanley           60 km/h                          132 km/h
Kai Tak           57 km/h                          141 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       54 km/h                          116 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    53 km/h                          111 km/h
King's Park       52 km/h                          162 km/h
Sha Tin           51 km/h                          116 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 16.09.2018