- Good kite forecast: wind 6.4 m/s, gusts 7.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 50% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 58% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 6.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 19% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.2 m/s) (GFS27 9.2 m/s vs ICON Global 3.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 12.5 m/s vs ECMWF 6.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 13.6 m/s vs LEW 8.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 m/s, gusts 11.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability