- Good kite forecast: wind 12.4 m/s, gusts 15.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 12.4 m/s, gusts 14.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- High gust forecast (20.1 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 13.8 m/s vs LEW 8.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- High gust forecast (20.9 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (GFS27 14.9 m/s vs LEW 9.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (17.1 m/s)
- High gust forecast (22.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 17.1 m/s vs LEW 10.6 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (4.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (ICON Global 14.6 m/s vs LEW 7.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.5 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 11.6 m/s) (ECMWF 20.3 m/s vs LEW 8.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.9 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (5.1 m)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (15.6 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)