NHC map of most-likely arrival time of tropical-storm-force winds (main) and NHC map of Rafael's forecast cone (inset). The colors on the wind speed map represent the likelihood that the area will ...

The colors on the wind speed map represent the liklihood that the area will see winds of 39mph or stronger, with green being less likely and purple being most likely.

What You Need To Know Sustained wind and wind gusts are not the same thing Sustained wind is the average wind speed over two minutes Wind gusts are a burst in wind that lasts less than 20 seconds ...

Science Google artists create a real-time 'Wind Map' Thousands of white streaks course across a map of the U.S. in a visualization designed to show detailed live wind speed.

Data for the map comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. As such, the data is currently U.S.-only, but Wattenberg and Viegas say they're interested in expanding the Wind Map.