- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (GFS27 15.4 m/s vs LEW 9.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 14.2 m/s vs LEW 8.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.0 m/s, gusts 19.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 8.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 50% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 33% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.9 m/s, gusts 10.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability