- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (NAM 8.6 m/s vs GFS27 3.3 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 m/s, gusts 15.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.1 m/s, gusts 16.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.5 m/s) (GFS27 14.0 m/s vs ECMWF 6.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (15.2 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.9 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.9 m/s) (GFS27 9.7 m/s vs ICON Global 2.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.1 m/s)