- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 6.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (ECMWF 8.8 m/s vs LEW 3.3 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Low breeze chance — 38% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.2 m/s, gusts 12.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 39% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (GFS27 15.7 m/s vs LEW 9.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 22% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.8 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.8 m/s) (GFS27 16.8 m/s vs LEW 9.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.8 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 13.4 m/s vs LEW 7.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ICON Global 12.4 m/s vs ECMWF 7.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability