Not forgetting that "wind direction and speed" is a concept, rather than a fact. Look at an anemograph trace on a lively day..
Met. will report xx knots, gusts yy/, direction zzz, but apart from yy these are averages over a long period compared with the length of time to launch, be it CAT, ramp or anything fancy. After decision time nobody on God's earth knows the parameters in the next couple of seconds. The only controllable is ship's course, which might be a judgement call or might be dictated by the tactical situation.
Or, from a Metman's point of view, the pilot/ crew have my utmost admiration.
As an aside, I served at two stations where wind reversal was fairly common and UNPREDICTABLE except in the sense that we knew that it might happen, but not when.
Leeming and Nicosia. Fortunately OC OPS/ Flying and the Duty Pilot knew enough to know there were known unknowns.