- Wind too light – not suitable (3.7 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.5 m/s, gusts 14.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 7.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.4 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.5 m/s) (GFS27 10.8 m/s vs ECMWF 3.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (17.7 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.2 m/s) (ICON Global 17.8 m/s vs ECMWF 11.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.4 m/s) (ICON Global 16.9 m/s vs LEW 7.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)