- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 5.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.8 m/s, gusts 16.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.1°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (GFS27 14.2 m/s vs ECMWF 9.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.1°C)
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.3 m/s) (GFS27 16.7 m/s vs ICON EU 7.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.9 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (5.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.9°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.8 m/s) (GFS27 15.0 m/s vs ICON EU 6.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (15.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.0 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (4.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 11.7 m/s vs ECMWF 6.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.4°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (ECMWF 8.7 m/s vs ICON Global 3.1 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.3°C)