- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 16.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (16.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (16.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (ECMWF 9.5 m/s vs GFS27 4.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 10.8 m/s) (GFS27 13.4 m/s vs ECMWF 2.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.9 m/s) (GFS27 9.4 m/s vs LEW 2.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (5.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability