- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 9.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (HRDPS 8.9 m/s vs GFS27 3.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.3 m/s) (NAM 11.1 m/s vs HRDPS 3.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.9 m/s, gusts 13.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 10.8 m/s vs ECMWF 5.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 13.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 13.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.7 m/s)