- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 12.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.3 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.8 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (GFS27 11.7 m/s vs ECMWF 6.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.9 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.4 m/s, gusts 8.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.6 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.7 m/s) (GFS27 10.6 m/s vs ECMWF 1.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.4 m/s)