- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 10.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.0 m/s) (GFS27 10.3 m/s vs NAM 3.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 12.2 m/s) (GFS27 16.7 m/s vs ICON Global 4.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.7 m/s, gusts 14.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.6 m/s)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.1 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 13.1 m/s) (GFS27 15.1 m/s vs ICON Global 2.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.4 m/s)