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 7:31 P.M.
TO 8:30 P.M. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 :

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

Cheung Chau       94 km/h                          115 km/h


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

Sha Chau          85 km/h                          116 km/h
Tate's Cairn      73 km/h                          123 km/h
Sai Kung          73 km/h                           98 km/h
Stanley           72 km/h                           97 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       68 km/h                          120 km/h
Kai Tak           66 km/h                           92 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      64 km/h                           98 km/h


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

Star Ferry        60 km/h                          102 km/h
Green Island      57 km/h                           96 km/h
Tai Po Kau        54 km/h                          103 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   50 km/h                           87 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    50 km/h                           92 km/h
Wetland Park      46 km/h                           74 km/h
Lau Fau Shan      45 km/h                           86 km/h
Tuen Mun          45 km/h                           99 km/h
Tsing Yi          42 km/h                           81 km/h
King's Park       41 km/h                           83 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 20:40 HKT ON 16.09.2018