- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 8.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (8.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 11.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.5 m/s, gusts 13.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (8.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.5 m/s, gusts 15.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (8.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 72% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.9 m/s) (LEW 13.5 m/s vs ECMWF 7.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (8.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.7 m/s, gusts 18.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (8.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 8.9 m/s vs ICON Global 2.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability