- Wind too light – not suitable (1.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 10.2 m/s vs ECMWF 3.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.6 m/s) (ICON Global 12.2 m/s vs ECMWF 4.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 4.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ICON Global 7.8 m/s vs ECMWF 2.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 7.1 m/s vs ECMWF 2.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.2 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.7 m/s)