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 12:31 P.M.
TO 1:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Tate's Cairn     173 km/h                          223 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  159 km/h                          202 km/h
Waglan Island    148 km/h                          180 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      147 km/h                          189 km/h
Cheung Chau      138 km/h                          209 km/h
Green Island     125 km/h                          173 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok     113 km/h                          156 km/h
Lau Fau Shan     109 km/h                          166 km/h
Sai Kung         104 km/h                          148 km/h
Stanley           98 km/h                          143 km/h
Tai Po Kau        95 km/h                          145 km/h
Sha Chau          92 km/h                          131 km/h


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

Star Ferry        77 km/h                          126 km/h
Kai Tak           76 km/h                          125 km/h
King's Park       67 km/h                          150 km/h
Wetland Park      64 km/h                          129 km/h


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

Tsing Yi          62 km/h                          120 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       58 km/h                          134 km/h
Sha Tin           55 km/h                          123 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    53 km/h                          143 km/h
Shek Kong         46 km/h                          106 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 13:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018