- Good kite forecast: wind 10.9 m/s, gusts 14.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (HRRR 13.3 m/s vs ECMWF 7.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.5 m/s, gusts 12.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 10.4 m/s vs ICON Global 5.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 9.5 m/s vs ICON Global 3.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.3 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)