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 4:31 P.M.
TO 5:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Cheung Chau      131 km/h                          161 km/h


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

Sha Chau         103 km/h                          148 km/h
Waglan Island    103 km/h                          123 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      90 km/h                          142 km/h


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

Stanley           85 km/h                          102 km/h
Kai Tak           82 km/h                          115 km/h
Tate's Cairn      81 km/h                          117 km/h
Sai Kung          79 km/h                           98 km/h
Green Island      74 km/h                          121 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       73 km/h                          123 km/h
Star Ferry        69 km/h                          102 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   66 km/h                          109 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      65 km/h                           99 km/h


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

Tai Po Kau        62 km/h                          106 km/h
Wetland Park      57 km/h                           98 km/h
Tuen Mun          56 km/h                          130 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     51 km/h                           97 km/h
Tsing Yi          51 km/h                          105 km/h
King's Park       51 km/h                           93 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    50 km/h                           97 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 17:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018