- Good kite forecast: wind 6.5 m/s, gusts 7.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 41% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 52% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 6.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (GFS27 9.7 m/s vs ICON Global 3.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.2 m/s) (GFS27 13.2 m/s vs ICON Global 7.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 14.3 m/s vs LEW 7.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (GFS27 10.5 m/s vs ICON Global 5.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability