User blog comment:Owlfeathers0117/Caelmare/@comment-11181609-20150211221938/@comment-11135771-20150211231339

There are indeed very strong winds on the planet. The clouds are moving pretty fast because of that, which is what makes them actually dangerous. If they were just floating there, they wouldn't be nearly so much of a threat.

Warping directly to the surface is feasible, but still risky. Trying to warp into a solid object results in the ship getting "shunted" to a nearby area which is clear. However, since the effect can happen multiple times in succession, having that happen in a place with as many obstacles around as Caelmare has could result in your ship ending up halfway around the planet and in the middle of a huge storm. For warp to work well, you'd want to either use relatively small ships, or place a homing beacon on the surface to let you warp more accurately.