Well . . . I now see what Brian @weather-display was talking about . . .
I have seen wind speeds as Miles per Hour (mph), meters per second (m/s), kilometers per hour (kph) and, of course, Nautical Miles per Hour (knots . . . kts).
So while I can make a guess that @eric means kph in the quote above, it seems that maybe we all (myself, especially) need to make sure we are more specific in our reporting.
Dan.