- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 5.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Moderate breeze chance — 60% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.8°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.7 m/s, gusts 12.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.7°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.2 m/s)
- High gust forecast (24.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (GFS27 15.2 m/s vs LEW 9.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
- Wave height – experience required (1.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.8°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 4.3 m/s, gusts 7.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Moderate breeze chance — 72% probability
- Light wind – experience required (4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.0°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.0 m/s, gusts 15.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.9°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.9°C)