- Good kite forecast: wind 10.9 m/s, gusts 17.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.9 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 12.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 7.7 m/s vs HRRR 2.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.7 m/s) (GFS27 15.2 m/s vs ICON Global 7.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 11.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (ECMWF 7.7 m/s vs ICON Global 2.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.3 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (8.2 m/s)