- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (ICON Global 11.5 m/s vs LEW 4.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (9.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.8 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 4.1 m/s, gusts 5.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 30% probability
- Light wind – experience required (4.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.3°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Moderate breeze chance — 52% probability
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.0°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.0 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 46% probability
- Wave height – experience required (1.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.1°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 10.4 m/s) (ECMWF 13.4 m/s vs LEW 3.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (10.1 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.1°C)
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- High gust forecast (21.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (GFS27 14.5 m/s vs LEW 7.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (14.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.6 m)
- Caution – short wave period (7.1 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.3°C)