[alancarp]

That "adding the forward motion" thing is a slight myth because the winds are rotating about the center, not simply "moving forward" (i.e., a rolling ball rolls at the same rate on each side).

HOWEVER - that being said, the land will tend to slow wind somewhat, so in this case the right side of the storm (east) will have faster winds. But at these speeds, who's gonna quibble?

[Wthrman13]

That's not true, the winds on the right side of the hurricane will in general be stronger because of the forward motion of the storm adding to the counterclockwise rotational component of the wind on that side, and subtracting from it on the left side. A hurricane is not like a bowling ball: the rotation in the former is around a vertical axis, while in the latter is around a horizontal axis.

Hope this is clear.