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 9:31 P.M.
TO 10:30 P.M. ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 :

Maximum sustained wind speed reaching               
Hurricane force (Force 12)                          Maximum gust

Waglan Island    159 km/h                          179 km/h
Cheung Chau Beach  141 km/h                          175 km/h
Green Island     140 km/h                          180 km/h
Tate's Cairn     136 km/h                          168 km/h
Cheung Chau      126 km/h                          171 km/h
Hong Kong Sea School  124 km/h                          181 km/h


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

Sha Chau         107 km/h                          136 km/h
Tap Mun          104 km/h                          135 km/h
Peng Chau        104 km/h                          147 km/h
Tai Mei Tuk      104 km/h                          132 km/h
North Point       96 km/h                          133 km/h
Sai Kung          94 km/h                          134 km/h
Ngong Ping        90 km/h                          165 km/h


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

Lau Fau Shan      78 km/h                          122 km/h
Central Pier      75 km/h                          120 km/h
Chek Lap Kok      67 km/h                           95 km/h


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

Lamma Island      60 km/h                          113 km/h
King's Park       58 km/h                          109 km/h
Wong Chuk Hang    57 km/h                          123 km/h
Kai Tak           56 km/h                          117 km/h
Shek Kong         51 km/h                          104 km/h
Ta Kwu Ling       49 km/h                           89 km/h
Sha Tin           48 km/h                           94 km/h
Tseung Kwan O     46 km/h                          105 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 22:40 HKT ON 01.09.2023