It either favors you or the enemy. U.S. Navy Using weather as a military advantage is not usually the first application that comes to mind. But for 14 crewmen onboard the U.S.S. Kennedy, tactical weather is not just a way of thinking - it's a way of life. Probably, if you look at the reasons why missions are scrubbed, weather is the number one or number two reason. Mark Wralsted, a naval flight officer.
Winds are one of the most important things on the carrier.
It's the winds that are needed to help the aircraft take off. But when winds are scarce, there's still a solution. Let's say I need 25 knots to launch a particular aircraft. If there's no wind out there, that is, if it's calm, that 25 knots has to come from all throttle movement of the Captain moving the ship through the air space. The logistics are complex, and different for each aircraft.