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Severe Tropical Storm Pabuk

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations during the issuing of the tropical cyclone warning signals for Pabuk


(a) First passage (8-9 August 2007)

Station Maximum Gust Date/Month Time Maximum Hourly Wind Date/Month Time
Direction Speed (km/h) Direction Speed (km/h)
Central Pier ENE 68 9/8 0447 ENE 36 9/8 0600
Central Plaza NNE 113 9/8 0425 NNE 75 9/8 0500
Chek Lap Kok NNE 67 9/8 0502 NNE 47 9/8 0600
Cheung Chau N 112 9/8 0456 NNE 67 9/8 0600
Cheung Sha Wan NE 67 9/8 0443 NNE 23 9/8 0500
Kai Tak ENE 76 9/8 0451 NE 34 9/8 0500
King's Park ENE 68 9/8 0503 NNE 30 9/8 0500
Lau Fau Shan NNE 54 9/8 0508 NE 31 9/8 0600
Ngong Ping NE 103 9/8 0545 ENE 70 9/8 0600
North Point NE 76 9/8 0438 ENE 45 9/8 0500
Peng chau NNE 79 9/8 0457 NE 51 9/8 0600
Ping Chau E 58 9/8 0455 E 19 9/8 0500
Sai Kung NNE 72 9/8 0334 NNE 40 9/8 0400
NE 40 9/8 0500
Sha Lo Wan NNE 58 9/8 0506 NE 34 9/8 0700
Sha Chau NNW 79 9/8 0344 NNW 51 9/8 0400
Sha Tin NNE 54 9/8 0438 NNE 23 9/8 0500
Star Ferry ( Kowloon ) ENE 58 9/8 0439 W 25 9/8 0100
Ta Kwu Ling NNE 52 9/8 0417 NE 22 9/8 0600
Tai Mei Tuk ENE 85 9/8 0546 ENE 56 9/8 0600
Tai Mo Shan ENE 103 9/8 0444 ENE 70 9/8 0500
Tap Mun ENE 70 9/8 0411 ENE 38 9/8 0500
Tate's Cairn NE 118 9/8 0355 NE 75 9/8 0500
Tsak Yue Wu NNE 45 8/8 1638 NNE 19 9/8 0400
Tseung Kwan O NE 63 9/8 0430 NNE 30 9/8 0500
Ching Pak House, Tsing Yi NE 70 9/8 0508 NE 40 9/8 0600
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot N 49 9/8 0250 NNW 19 9/8 0300
Tuen Mun WNW 47 8/8 1632 N 14 9/8 0700
WNW 47 8/8 1633
Waglan Island NNE 108 9/8 0413 NE 79 9/8 0500
Wetland Park NE 43 9/8 0555 NNE 23 9/8 0600
Wong Chuk Hang E 88 9/8 0447 ESE 31 9/8 0600

(b) Second passage (10-11 August 2007)

Station Maximum Gust Date/Month Time Maximum Hourly Wind Date/Month Time
Direction Speed (km/h) Direction Speed (km/h)
Central Pier W 72 10/8 1748 E 25 10/8 0900
Central Plaza SSW 96 10/8 1744 S 58 11/8 0300
Chek Lap Kok SW 76 10/8 1913 SW 54 10/8 2000
Cheung Chau SSW 121 10/8 1254 SSW 85 10/8 1400
Cheung Sha Wan SSW 70 10/8 1318 SW 27 10/8 1900
Kai Tak SW 67 10/8 1902 ESE 30 10/8 0900
King's Park SSW 67 10/8 1755 S 25 10/8 1400
Lau Fau Shan SSW 65 10/8 1953 S 31 10/8 2100
Ngong Ping WSW 122 10/8 1916 WSW 85 10/8 2000
North Point W 68 10/8 1903 E 22 10/8 0900
Peng chau SSW 81 10/8 1314 SSE 31 11/8 0100
Ping Chau SE 56 11/8 0146 SSE 14 11/8 0300
Sai Kung SSE 72 11/8 0107 SSE 43 11/8 0100
Sha Lo Wan SW 83 10/8 1934 SW 40 10/8 2000
Sha Chau SSW 83 10/8 1748 SW 54 10/8 2000
Sha Tin SSW 58 10/8 1803 SSW 30 10/8 1900
SSW 58 10/8 1823
Star Ferry ( Kowloon ) WSW 79 10/8 1746 E 25 10/8 0900
Ta Kwu Ling ENE 45 10/8 1242 S 20 10/8 2300
Tai Mei Tuk E 70 10/8 0811 E 45 10/8 0900
Tai Mo Shan S 92 10/8 1323 SSW 56 10/8 2100
Tap Mun ESE 63 10/8 0853 ESE 31 10/8 0800
Tate's Cairn S 88 10/8 1210 S 51 11/8 0100
Tsak Yue Wu SW 41 10/8 1622 E 14 10/8 0900
Tseung Kwan O SSW 56 10/8 1414 SSW 19 10/8 1300
Ching Pak House, Tsing Yi S 94 10/8 1330 S 58 10/8 1400
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot SSE 63 10/8 1323 SSE 36 10/8 1400
Tuen Mun SSE 63 10/8 2233 SSE 31 10/8 2300
Waglan Island SW 101 10/8 1723 SW 77 10/8 1800
Wetland Park S 47 10/8 1936 SE 23 11/8 0100
Wong Chuk Hang NW 63 10/8 1744 E 20 10/8 1400