- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 5.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ICON D2 8.1 m/s vs LEW 3.0 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (ICON D2 9.2 m/s vs ICON Global 3.5 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 5.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (1.8 s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.0 m/s, gusts 12.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.9 m/s) (GFS27 10.2 m/s vs ICON Global 3.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.3 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.4 m/s, gusts 6.2 m/s, no major model differences