- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 8.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 4.7 m/s, gusts 5.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 12.8 m/s, gusts 17.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- High gust forecast (21.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.0 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- High gust forecast (21.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 10.5 m/s vs ECMWF 4.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability