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 2:31 P.M.
TO 3:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Cheung Chau      146 km/h                          172 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  137 km/h                          168 km/h
Waglan Island    135 km/h                          160 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      130 km/h                          168 km/h
Tate's Cairn     125 km/h                          178 km/h


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

Chek Lap Kok     114 km/h                          153 km/h
Sha Chau         105 km/h                          142 km/h
Green Island     103 km/h                          147 km/h
Stanley           97 km/h                          135 km/h
Tai Po Kau        92 km/h                          132 km/h
Kai Tak           91 km/h                          138 km/h


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

Sai Kung          85 km/h                          130 km/h
King's Park       73 km/h                          115 km/h
Shek Kong         73 km/h                          113 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      66 km/h                          117 km/h
Tsing Yi          63 km/h                          125 km/h


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

Ta Kwu Ling       59 km/h                          134 km/h
Tuen Mun          58 km/h                          131 km/h
Wetland Park      58 km/h                          103 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    57 km/h                          114 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     54 km/h                          100 km/h
Sha Tin           51 km/h                          105 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 15:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018