- Wind too light – not suitable (2.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ECMWF 9.2 m/s vs ICON Global 4.0 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 14.0 m/s vs ICON Global 8.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.7 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 7.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ICON Global 12.4 m/s vs LEW 7.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.5 m/s) (GFS27 16.2 m/s vs ICON Global 8.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.0 m/s)