Where do gusts go?
“Where do gusts go” they go to the same place a heavy bucket of water goes if you drop its contents from a height into a bathtub full of water. The air surrounding us is a complex blend of constantly changing pressures. Similarly the ocean may look calm and uniform, especially from the higher flight altitudes, yet it is full of conflicting currents, primary/secondary swells, tides and temperature/salinity gradients.
If you have a massive fast moving front moving through an area, the gusts are often the leading edge of the powerful pressure differential. Much the same way the pounding surf announces the incoming tide- there is a whole lot of more water coming in behind the waves. The gust will “hit” expend its energy differential moving out the preexisting air mass until the pressure differential ceases to exist. Just as you drop a heavy bucket of water into the tub there will be an initial surge and wave and moments later the water you just added has become indistinguishable from what was there before.
Hope it helps………….'twas an interesting question