TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2011
Table 4.7
A SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS RECORDED IN HONG KONG DURING THE PASSAGES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2011
| Name of tropical cyclone | Nearest approach to Hong Kong | Minimum M.S.L. pressure (hPa) at the Hong Kong Observatory |
Maximum storm surge (metres) | |||||||||||||||
|
Mon
|
Date
|
Hr*
|
Dir.
|
Dist.
(km) |
Move-ment
(km/h) |
Est.
min. central pressure (hPa) |
Mon
|
Date
|
Hour*
|
Inst.
Hourly |
Quarry Bay
|
Shek Pik
|
Tai Miu Wan
|
Tai Po Kau
|
Tsim Bei Tsui
|
Wag-lan Island | ||
|
Tropical Storm Sarika
|
6
|
11 | 03 |
ENE
|
280 |
N
|
21 | 996 | 6 | 10 | 18:06 - 18:10# | 1001.7 |
0.15
|
0.11
|
0.10
|
0.19
|
0.19
|
0.17
|
| 17:00, 18:00 | 1001.8 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Tropical Storm Haima
|
6
|
22 | 20 |
SSW
|
240 |
NW
|
9 | 985 | 6 | 22 | 16:31 - 17:11# | 995.2 |
0.51
|
0.56
|
0.55
|
0.57
|
0.51
|
0.48
|
| 17:00 | 995.3 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten
|
7
|
29 | 14 |
SW
|
440 |
NW
|
24 | 980 | 7 | 29 | 06:26 | 1000.8 |
0.35
|
0.33
|
0.47
|
0.40
|
0.32
|
0.39
|
| 05:00 | 1001.0 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Typhoon Nesat
|
9
|
29 | 07 |
SSW
|
350 |
NW
|
24 | 965 | 9 | 29 | 03:29 - 03:55 | 999.0 |
0.71+
|
0.80+
|
0.83+
|
0.80+
|
0.75+
|
0.66+
|
| 02:00, 04:00 | 999.2 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Severe Typhoon Nalgae
|
10
|
3 | 10-17 |
S
|
510 |
W
|
13 | 980 | 10 | 2 | 16:41 - 18:45# | 1007.6 |
0.86^
|
0.80^
|
0.96^
|
1.04^
|
0.94^
|
0.91^
|
| 2 | 17:00 | 1007.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 05:00, 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Name of tropical cyclone |
Mon | Maximum 60-min mean wind in points and km/h |
Maximum 10-min mean wind in points and km/h |
Maximum gust peak speed in km/h with direction in points |
|||||||||||||||
| King's Park |
HK Int'l Airport |
Waglan Island | King's Park | HK Int'l Airport |
Waglan Island | King's Park | HK Int'l Airport |
Waglan Island | |||||||||||
|
Tropical Storm Sarika
|
6 |
ESE
|
13
|
SSW
|
20
|
SE
|
14
|
ESE
|
16 |
WSW
|
34
|
SE
|
19
|
E
|
27
|
WSW
|
45
|
SE
|
22
|
|
Tropical Storm Haima
|
6 |
ESE
|
31
|
ESE
|
52
|
SE
|
67
|
ESE
|
36
|
ESE
|
59
|
SE
|
75
|
ESE
|
68
|
ESE
|
87
|
SE |
90
|
|
Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten
|
7 |
ESE
|
27
|
E
|
41
|
E
|
54
|
E
|
31
|
NE
|
54
|
E
|
72
|
E
|
65
|
NE
|
85
|
E
|
92
|
|
Typhoon Nesat
|
9 |
E
|
34
|
E
|
63
|
E
|
83
|
E
|
40
|
E
|
77
|
ENE
|
88
|
E
|
87
|
E
|
110
|
E
|
110
|
|
Severe Typhoon Nalgae
|
10 |
N
|
20
|
NE
|
36
|
NNE
|
51
|
NNE
|
23
|
NE
|
40
|
NNE
|
52
|
N
|
43
|
NE
|
52
|
NE
|
62
|
* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)
# First and last time recorded
+ the deviations are due to the combined effect of storm surge and the northeast monsoon prevailing over the coast of southeastern China.
^ the deviations are due to the combined effect of storm surge and the northeast monsoon prevailing over the south China coast.
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