- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.1 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (HRRR 8.8 m/s vs HRDPS 3.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.3 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.7 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.2 m/s) (GFS27 13.4 m/s vs NAM 7.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 12.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (GFS27 11.1 m/s vs ECMWF 5.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.3 m/s, gusts 10.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.6 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.3 m/s, gusts 13.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)