- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (GFS27 15.3 m/s vs LEW 10.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- High gust forecast (20.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 8.4 m/s vs ICON Global 3.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 13% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.5 m/s, gusts 9.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 24% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (GFS27 9.3 m/s vs ICON Global 2.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 13.8 m/s vs LEW 8.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability