<![CDATA[WIND vs WIND GUSTS seems to be wrong !!]]>How can the wind be no more than 20mph all this weekend around Healdsburg, CA AND the WIND GUSTS be over 45mph !! Surely there's an error !
This is crucial as there is a mass evacuation order of 38,000 people !!!

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/9991/wind-vs-wind-gusts-seems-to-be-wrongRSS for NodeSun, 12 Apr 2026 16:53:38 GMTSat, 26 Oct 2019 21:21:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to WIND vs WIND GUSTS seems to be wrong !! on Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:41:24 GMT]]>This might help explain how ECMWF calculates the surface wind and gusts speeds.

https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/FUG/9.3+Surface+Wind

In my view, this is not a perfect relationship for gusts and I have seen many situations where the forecast gust speed has been over/under estimated.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/32468https://community.windy.com/post/32468Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:41:24 GMT