- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (HRRR 13.1 m/s vs ICON Global 7.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.5 m/s) (NAM 10.6 m/s vs HRDPS 2.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.7 m/s, gusts 15.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.2 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (19.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 12.8 m/s vs ECMWF 6.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.3 m/s, gusts 11.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.3 m/s)