- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 9.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.9 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 15.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 11.6 m/s vs ICON Global 5.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.0 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.4 m/s) (GFS27 11.0 m/s vs ECMWF 1.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.4 m/s)