- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (HRRR 10.0 m/s vs LEW 3.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.4 m/s, gusts 12.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.7 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 5.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (1.6 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (ECMWF 7.2 m/s vs GFS27 1.6 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 5.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 5.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)