- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.7 m/s, gusts 11.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (GFS27 7.8 m/s vs HRRR 2.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.5 m/s, gusts 19.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.8 m/s, gusts 13.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.9 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ECMWF 9.7 m/s vs ICON Global 3.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.2 m/s)