- Wind too light – not suitable (3.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 4.8 m/s, gusts 8.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (4.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (GFS27 8.1 m/s vs ICON Global 2.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 11.5 m/s vs ICON Global 5.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 14.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.6 m/s, gusts 13.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)