- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (HRRR 10.5 m/s vs ECMWF 4.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 5.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.2 m/s, gusts 9.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.9 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.8 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 13.3 m/s vs ECMWF 6.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.3 m/s)