F3G,
I'm not talking about forecasts either, but observations passed from either ATIS or passed from the tower.
If you're able to decide that you're comfortable from either the seat of your pants, or from the wind sock then that's fine.....and I suppose as an experienced pilot you should be.
I'm just surprised when people start to say that they find one particular set of numbers acceptable, but another not acceptable, but yet the acceptable ones may actually be more severe than the unacceptable ones
I'm sure you know what I mean, but I often suspect people don't really understand what is being reported to them when they get a wind report
dp