- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (9.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (4.4 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.4°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 7.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (4.0 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.3°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 5.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 28% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (3.2 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.5°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 41% probability
- Caution – short wave period (4.7 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.7°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.8 m/s) (ECMWF 13.9 m/s vs LEW 4.2 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.3 m)
- Caution – short wave period (5.0 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.4°C)
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- High gust forecast (21.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ECMWF 16.6 m/s vs LEW 11.5 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (14.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.0 m)
- Caution – short wave period (4.5 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.5°C)