- Wind too light – not suitable (2.8 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 9.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 10.5 m/s vs HRRR 5.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.8 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.6 m/s, gusts 11.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.8 m/s, gusts 7.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.1 m/s, gusts 7.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.4 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability