The CVN 'steams' along a steady course into wind, creating WOD Wind Over the Deck. One may see the four catapults are not exactly aligned along the 'steaming path', so there is usually a slight crosswind component during catapulting. The maximum crosswind is determined for each aircraft during initial testing ashore (when wind more or less in correct direction for the test) then on a carrier(s) before that aircraft becomes qualified to operate from a carrier. For example the F-35C had a lot of tests for CVN carrier qualification as well as the F-35B for various decks.
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For the F-35B it is easier for the ship axis to be aligned to STO path however it may not always be exact - one would have to see overhead photos and the take off path etc for each F-35B flat/ski jump deck. On a CVN the landing path (angle deck) is 9 degrees so an approaching aircraft is always nibbling left/right to correct for the centreline which is always moving from left to right during the approach. Again there is a crosswind limit for each aircraft type then limits for weather generally and perhaps pilot skill or the LSO just has had enough. :-)
