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 11:31 A.M.
TO 12:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Tate's Cairn     175 km/h                          232 km/h
Waglan Island    161 km/h                          195 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      153 km/h                          198 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  144 km/h                          208 km/h
Green Island     133 km/h                          173 km/h
Cheung Chau      125 km/h                          175 km/h


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

Sai Kung         117 km/h                          181 km/h
Sha Chau         111 km/h                          143 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      98 km/h                          134 km/h
Tai Po Kau        89 km/h                          126 km/h


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

Stanley           87 km/h                          146 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      86 km/h                          136 km/h
Shek Kong         70 km/h                          109 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    69 km/h                          136 km/h
King's Park       66 km/h                          130 km/h
Kai Tak           66 km/h                          131 km/h


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

Sha Tin           58 km/h                          147 km/h
Star Ferry        58 km/h                          110 km/h
Wetland Park      57 km/h                          108 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       55 km/h                          107 km/h
Tuen Mun          51 km/h                          131 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     50 km/h                          131 km/h
Tsing Yi          49 km/h                           87 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 12:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018