- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 14.8 m/s vs LEW 8.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.8 m/s, gusts 14.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.7 m/s, gusts 11.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.2°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 55% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 40% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 6.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 m/s, gusts 12.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability