Krusty,
If you dont mind me asking, what type of aircraft was it you were flying and what cloudbase did you have at the approach? It cant have been low if the winds were as strong as you say.. Did you have visual contact with the runway? Why not fly manual (company policy?) as you probably expect winds dropping and backing (Ups! I think its veering at the southern hemisphere
) at lower level..
ATCast,
Interesting followup comment.. Maybe it should be ATC discretion which aircraft should receive instructions in case of transgression, but totally understandable why it is as it is today!!