- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 7.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.3 m/s, gusts 8.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (HRRR 8.5 m/s vs LEW 2.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.5 m/s, gusts 10.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 11.6 m/s vs LEW 6.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 31% probability