- Wind too light – not suitable (3.1 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (HRRR 11.6 m/s vs HRDPS 4.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (NAM 7.2 m/s vs HRDPS 2.1 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (GFS27 13.0 m/s vs ECMWF 6.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.2 m/s, gusts 14.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 8.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.7 m/s)