diff --git a/lib/xmet/hodograph.py b/lib/xmet/hodograph.py
index c90e0c2..7dfa1c5 100644
--- a/lib/xmet/hodograph.py
+++ b/lib/xmet/hodograph.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import cairo
 from xmet.igra     import IGRAReader
 from xmet.sounding import Sounding
 
-WIND_SPEED_MAX  = 100 # knots
+WIND_SPEED_MAX  = 140 # knots
 WIND_SPEED_MIN  =  10
 WIND_SPEED_STEP =  10