- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 13.8 m/s vs LEW 8.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.0 m/s, gusts 16.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 12.0 m/s, gusts 15.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 27% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 52% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 22% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 10.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 11.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability