- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (ECMWF 11.4 m/s vs LEW 6.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 6.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Low breeze chance — 28% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 6.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.9 m/s, gusts 9.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.4 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (ICON Global 11.2 m/s vs ECMWF 4.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (10.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability