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 3:31 P.M.
TO 4:30 P.M. ON 31 JULY 2019 :

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

Waglan Island     81 km/h                           99 km/h
Tate's Cairn      77 km/h                          104 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   69 km/h                          115 km/h
Tap Mun           67 km/h                           80 km/h
Green Island      65 km/h                          100 km/h


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

Tai Mei Tuk       62 km/h                           80 km/h
Cheung Chau       62 km/h                           94 km/h
Peng Chau         58 km/h                           85 km/h
North Point       51 km/h                           69 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      49 km/h                           64 km/h
Tai Po Kau        47 km/h                           59 km/h
Central Pier      47 km/h                           72 km/h
Sai Kung          47 km/h                           71 km/h
Stanley           45 km/h                           72 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 16:40 HKT ON 31.07.2019