- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.5°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 7.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 17% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (7.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.9°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ICON Global 7.2 m/s vs LEW 2.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 10.8 m/s vs ECMWF 5.2 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.1°C)