<![CDATA[Wind speeds way off Suriage - When selecting the tracker]]>The wind speeds are normal but when you select the Typhoon tracker they are way off.

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/16159/wind-speeds-way-off-suriage-when-selecting-the-trackerRSS for NodeMon, 07 Sep 2026 16:14:43 GMTFri, 16 Apr 2021 11:05:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Wind speeds way off Suriage - When selecting the tracker on Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:29:46 GMT]]>@m-c-a
As @Korina said, Hurricane tracker is based on Wind accumulation which is the maximum gusts predicted for several hours or several days.
https://community.windy.com/topic/8792/projected-path-of-hurricanes-tropical-storms-etc?_=1618602310692
As the Hurricane tracker is based on gusts, it is different from the the Wind layer which shows the average wind.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/75127https://community.windy.com/post/75127Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:29:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind speeds way off Suriage - When selecting the tracker on Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:12:35 GMT]]>@m-c-a Hello, there is a difference between Wind accumulation (hurricane tracker) and other layers such as Wind and wind gusts.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/75103https://community.windy.com/post/75103Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:12:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind speeds way off Suriage - When selecting the tracker on Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:09:38 GMT]]>Hello @m-c-a, in general, it is hard to forecast the exact path or intensity of cyclones.
You can read for on this here – https://community.windy.com/topic/3709/cyclone-debbie/2.¨

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/75102https://community.windy.com/post/75102Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:09:38 GMT