- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 7.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 9.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.1 m/s, gusts 12.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 14.4 m/s vs ECMWF 8.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.4 m/s)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.4 m/s)
- High gust forecast (22.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (GFS27 15.4 m/s vs ICON Global 9.6 m/s)