- Wind too light – not suitable (0.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 10.9 m/s) (HRRR 14.8 m/s vs ECMWF 3.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.3 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.2 m/s, gusts 10.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.4 m/s, gusts 14.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.2 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.5 m/s, gusts 9.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 7.4 m/s vs ICON Global 1.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)