- Good kite forecast: wind 10.3 m/s, gusts 14.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.6°C)
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (22.7 m/s)
- High gust forecast (28.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 22.7 m/s vs ICON Global 16.3 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (5.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.7°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (14.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (4.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.6°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.2 m/s, gusts 9.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.6°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.5 m/s) (ICON Global 12.7 m/s vs ECMWF 4.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.6°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 11.9 m/s vs ICON Global 6.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)