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 1:31 P.M.
TO 2:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Tate's Cairn     170 km/h                          216 km/h
Cheung Chau      165 km/h                          213 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  147 km/h                          187 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      145 km/h                          176 km/h
Waglan Island    141 km/h                          185 km/h


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

Stanley          115 km/h                          157 km/h
Chek Lap Kok     112 km/h                          149 km/h
Green Island     109 km/h                          170 km/h
Sha Chau         106 km/h                          165 km/h
Lau Fau Shan     100 km/h                          154 km/h
Sai Kung          98 km/h                          149 km/h
Tai Po Kau        96 km/h                          145 km/h
Star Ferry        90 km/h                          136 km/h


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

Shek Kong         85 km/h                          160 km/h
Kai Tak           85 km/h                          141 km/h
King's Park       80 km/h                          141 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    65 km/h                          173 km/h


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

Wetland Park      62 km/h                          112 km/h
Tsing Yi          62 km/h                          136 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       57 km/h                          107 km/h
Sha Tin           50 km/h                          117 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     46 km/h                           99 km/h
Tuen Mun          44 km/h                          132 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 14:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018