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 31 JULY 2019 :

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

Tate's Cairn      75 km/h                          107 km/h
Waglan Island     75 km/h                           90 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   71 km/h                           94 km/h
Tap Mun           69 km/h                           87 km/h
Cheung Chau       63 km/h                           91 km/h


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

Tai Mei Tuk       61 km/h                           73 km/h
Green Island      58 km/h                           87 km/h
Peng Chau         57 km/h                           76 km/h
Sai Kung          51 km/h                           93 km/h
North Point       49 km/h                           82 km/h
Central Pier      48 km/h                           75 km/h
Stanley           44 km/h                           66 km/h
Tai Po Kau        43 km/h                           72 km/h
Lamma Island      41 km/h                           73 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 31.07.2019