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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009

Table 3.6.1    

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when tropical cyclone warning signals for Mujigae were in force

Station
(see Fig. 1.1)
Maximum Gust Date/
Month
Time Maximum Hourly Mean Wind Date/
Month
Time
Direction Speed
(km/h)
Direction Speed
(km/h)

Bluff Head (Stanley)

ENE

79

10/9

18:03

ENE

43

10/9

20:00

Central Pier

E

67

10/9

20:07

E

47

10/9

17:00

Cheung Chau

ESE

79

10/9

20:28

E

51

10/9

22:00

Cheung Sha Wan

E

52

10/9

19:21

E

20

10/9

17:00

Green Island

NE

96

10/9

16:17

NE

65

10/9

17:00

Hong Kong International Airport

E

56

10/9

20:44

E

36

10/9

23:00

Kai Tak

E

72

10/9

20:04

E

34

10/9

17:00

King's Park

ESE

62

10/9

18:27

E

25

10/9

21:00

Lau Fau Shan

E

56

10/9

17:22

E

30

10/9

14:00

Ngong Ping

ENE

110 

10/9

19:44

E

77

10/9

21:00

North Point

 

E

72

10/9

16:14

E

36

10/9

20:00

 

E

36

10/9

21:00

Ping Chau

E

56 

10/9

20:42

E

14

10/9

20:00

 

E

14

10/9

22:00

Sai Kung

ENE

62

10/9

19:23

ENE

41

10/9

21:00

Sha Chau

E

56 

10/9

17:14

E

38

10/9

18:00

Sha Lo Wan

E

68

10/9

18:57

E

38

10/9

19:00

Sha Tin

E

51

10/9

18:18

ENE

20

10/9

21:00

E

51

10/9

19:30

 

Shek Kong

ESE

62

10/9

16:39

E

23

11/9

02:00

Star Ferry (Kowloon)

E

63

10/9

16:02

E

34

10/9

17:00

Ta Kwu Ling

E

49

10/9

20:33

E

19

10/9

18:00

E

49

10/9

20:38

E

19

10/9

21:00

ENE

49

10/9

21:01

 

Tai Mei Tuk

E

75

10/9

17:07

E

49

10/9

22:00

Tai Mo Shan

E

88

10/9

21:22

E

56

10/9

22:00

Tap Mun

E

59

10/9

17:11

E

30

10/9

07:00

Tate's Cairn

ESE

87

10/9

18:22

ESE

59

10/9

22:00

Tsak Yue Wu

E

49

10/9

19:19

ENE

16

10/9

14:00

Tseung Kwan O

ENE

52

10/9

16:59

NNE

19

10/9

11:00

Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot

E

45

10/9

13:40

ESE

19

10/9

17:00

ESE

45

10/9

16:27

 

Tuen Mun Government Offices

NNE

49

10/9

13:29

NNE

19

10/9

11:00

Waglan Island

E

83

10/9

17:59

E

67

10/9

16:00

Wetland Park

ESE

43

10/9

17:47

E

22

10/9

18:00

Wong Chuk Hang

E

65

10/9

16:12

E

31

10/9

20:00


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