- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (HRRR 8.4 m/s vs NAM 2.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (9.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (GFS27 10.7 m/s vs ECMWF 4.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (GFS27 13.3 m/s vs ECMWF 6.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.6 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.9 m/s, gusts 10.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (GFS27 7.6 m/s vs ICON Global 2.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.9 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.9 m/s)