- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (GFS27 13.1 m/s vs ICON Global 8.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.9 m/s, gusts 11.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Low breeze chance — 38% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.1 m/s, gusts 11.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 24% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 8.1 m/s vs ICON Global 2.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 13.7 m/s vs ICON Global 7.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- High gust forecast (20.3 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (14.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.3 m/s)
- High gust forecast (22.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 12.3 m/s) (GFS27 16.3 m/s vs ICON Global 4.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability