- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 8.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.0 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.7 m/s) (GFS27 13.1 m/s vs AROME 3.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 14.1 m/s, gusts 18.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (14.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.1 m/s, gusts 14.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.7 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ICON Global 9.9 m/s vs GFS27 4.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ICON Global 8.2 m/s vs LEW 1.8 m/s)