Math - Weather?

Question

Based on dropwindsonde soundings conducted over the ocean, surface wind speeds in a hurricane eye wall average about 90% of what they are at flight level of a reconnaissance aircraft. (Flight level is usually about 3000 m or 10,000 ft). If reconnaissance aircraft measure a wind speed of 190 km per hr (118 mph) at flight level, surface winds would be estimated at __________ km per hr. The wind shear between the surface and an altitude of 3000 m then would be ___________ km per hr per 1000 m

Answer 1

190 * 0.9 = 171km/h

Windshear is:

190-171= 19

19/3 = 6.333 km/h per 1000m

The fact that the aircraft being at 10,000ft would be highly dangerous as that could well be inside the storm. Advise the pilot to go much higher, and if at all possible, avoid the storm!