- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 7.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.9 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (13.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ECMWF 8.9 m/s vs HRRR 2.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.8 m/s, gusts 16.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.1 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (18.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (ICON Global 13.0 m/s vs ECMWF 7.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.8 m/s, gusts 12.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.9 m/s)