- Good kite forecast: wind 13.1 m/s, gusts 15.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.9 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.6 m/s, gusts 14.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 11.3 m/s vs HRRR 5.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.5 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 9.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.4 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (ICON Global 9.7 m/s vs ECMWF 3.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.2 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ICON Global 6.5 m/s vs ECMWF 1.1 m/s)