- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.0 m/s) (NAM 12.6 m/s vs ECMWF 3.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (HRRR 12.4 m/s vs NAM 7.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ICON Global 6.8 m/s vs HRRR 0.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.6 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.8 m/s, gusts 10.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 7.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 12.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 10.7 m/s vs ICON Global 4.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)