Originally Posted by
Nightstop
Don’t forget, METAR’s (and TAF) winds are in degrees TRUE. Variation at KEF is 14W and the runway is 104M. Therefore the wind was 40 degrees off runway heading, giving an average 32 knots crosswind.
Thanks for that !!! Forgot about that detail ... that in some parts of the world will make a pronounced difference.
It was even sportier than what I thought