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 18 AUGUST 2020 :

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

Waglan Island     59 km/h                           66 km/h
Tate's Cairn      57 km/h                           83 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach   57 km/h                           76 km/h
Green Island      55 km/h                           64 km/h
Tap Mun           54 km/h                           65 km/h
Cheung Chau       53 km/h                           75 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk       52 km/h                           54 km/h
Peng Chau         46 km/h                           65 km/h
Tai Po Kau        41 km/h                           47 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 18.08.2020