Wind erroneously read from malformed METAR

So its not just me lol. I goggled this question, I was trying to get the prop over 300 mile trophy part for Xbox, so flew Edinburg to Bembridge (EGHJ) in Diamond. Everything was fine 12 knot winds 160 degrees, 30.13 pressure. Then past London in final leg of 350 NM or so journey, pressure from ATC came in at 27.99. I said ■■■, huge hurricane forming? But clouds and night were calm, wind didn’t change. It wasn’t until I went over water doing final approach of teardrop pattern to land, that BOOM! My plane speeds went insane, thought I sped up sim or something! In panic before crash I checked my wind on Gavin I keep up, saw 170 KNOTS TO 270 KNOTS! I fought valiantly a good 12 seconds before spun into oblivion and black screen of death, once again- a different yet fatal glitch ending another of my hours plus 99% complete legs! Live weather and all that, true to life. Only thing of note, azure online capability came on and off twice during middle of flight, but those connectivity issues occur quite often in this game also, never to any bizarre weather effect!