- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 17% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 7.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (ECMWF 8.9 m/s vs LEW 3.1 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 33% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 12.6 m/s vs ICON Global 6.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 33% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.2 m/s) (GFS27 16.1 m/s vs LEW 9.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (18.2 m/s)
- High gust forecast (22.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.9 m/s) (GFS27 18.2 m/s vs LEW 10.3 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.9 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.5 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.6 m/s) (GFS27 16.9 m/s vs LEW 9.3 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability