- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 6.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Moderate breeze chance — 70% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.3 m/s)
- Moderate breeze chance — 71% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 7.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (2.0 s)
- Moderate breeze chance — 60% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 7.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.0 m/s)
- Moderate breeze chance — 63% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.5 m/s) (ECMWF 12.6 m/s vs LEW 5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ECMWF 10.1 m/s vs GFS27 5.1 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability