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 5:31 P.M.
TO 6:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Cheung Chau      109 km/h                          135 km/h
Waglan Island     94 km/h                          110 km/h


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

Sha Chau          85 km/h                          128 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      75 km/h                          108 km/h
Sai Kung          75 km/h                          101 km/h
Stanley           75 km/h                          100 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       71 km/h                          102 km/h
Tate's Cairn      69 km/h                          114 km/h
Green Island      68 km/h                          107 km/h
Kai Tak           66 km/h                           99 km/h


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

Tai Po Kau        61 km/h                           89 km/h
Star Ferry        59 km/h                           89 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      57 km/h                          101 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   54 km/h                          106 km/h
Tsing Yi          50 km/h                           87 km/h
Tuen Mun          49 km/h                          100 km/h
Wetland Park      46 km/h                           84 km/h
King's Park       43 km/h                           90 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    42 km/h                           86 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 18:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018