- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (HRRR 14.0 m/s vs HRDPS 7.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (HRRR 11.2 m/s vs HRDPS 5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (NAM 8.6 m/s vs HRDPS 1.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.7 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.2 m/s, gusts 10.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.9 m/s) (GFS27 9.6 m/s vs ECMWF 2.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.4 m/s)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions