- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 11.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 10.7 m/s) (GFS27 13.9 m/s vs HRRR 3.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.7 m/s, gusts 12.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.3 m/s) (GFS27 12.0 m/s vs ICON Global 4.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 10.9 m/s) (GFS27 14.6 m/s vs ECMWF 3.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)