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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2014

TABLE 3.4.2 PERIODS DURING WHICH SUSTAINED STRONG AND GALE FORCE WINDS WERE REACHED AMONG THE EIGHT REFERENCE ANEMOMETERS IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SYSTEM WHEN WARNING SIGNALS FOR KALMAEGI WERE IN FORCE

Station (See Fig. 1.1)


 

Start time when strong wind speed* was attained

End time when strong wind speed* was attained

Start time when gale force wind speed# was attained

End time when gale force wind speed#  was attained

Date/Month

Time

Date/Month

Time

Date/Month

Time

Date/Month

Time

Cheung Chau

15/9

14:57

17/9

02:10

15/9

21:59

16/9

20:39

Hong Kong International Airport 

15/9

19:26

16/9

20:33

15/9

21:57

16/9

08:42

Kai Tak

16/9

00:53

16/9

12:51

-

Lau Fau Shan

15/9

22:20

16/9

10:03

16/9

00:51

16/9

00:57

Sai Kung

15/9

18:53

16/9

13:50

16/9

00:09

16/9

00:52

Ta Kwu Ling

16/9

06:59

16/9

07:00

-

The sustained wind speed did not attain strong force at Sha Tin and Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot.

- not attaining the specified wind speed

* 10-minute mean wind speed of 41- 62 km/h

# 10-minute mean wind speed of 63-87 km/h

Note: The table gives the start and last time when strong or gale force winds were recorded. Note that the winds might fluctuate above or below the specified wind speeds in between the times indicated.