Originally Posted by
cencal83406
I think there is a simple confusion going on with the crosswind here. We all know that when the weather reports the wind, it always reports the direction it is coming from. IE 320/20 would be from the WNW, and the actual wind vector is going 140/20. The wind is pushing in the direction of ESE at 20 knots. I have a feeling the confusion with the OP lies in this not-so-subtle subtlety.
There should be no confusion. If the wind is 320 and the runway is 3 I dont see anything confusing at all. However, if you have 500 hours and zero airline experience and you question an airline crew on their decisions:
TADA! Confusion.