- Great Lakes Basin
- Lake Erie
- Lake Huron
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Ontario
- Lake St. Clair
- Lake Superior
- Chesapeake Bay
- Tropical Atlantic
- North Atlantic
- Narragansett Bay
- Severe Weather
- Climate Resources
- Winter Weather
- Miscellaneous Resources
- Forecast Imagery
- Weather Routing / Private Forecasts
- Bayview Mackinac Race
- Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac
- Trans Superior Race
Mark Thornton has been boating on the Great Lakes for more than 30 years. Mark recently transitioned from sailing and now owns Osprey, a Mainship 34 Pilot. He is a 2006 graduate of the Penn State University Certificate of Achievement in Weather Forecasting, a two-year program that develops skills in general, tropical, and severe weather forecasting.
He is the president of LakeErieWX LLC, a company dedicated to providing marine weather education and forecasting resources for recreational boaters (www.lakeeriewx.com). Mark publishes a marine weather blog and teaches basic forecasting seminars to recreational boaters during the off-season. He has served as the Race Meteorologist for the Bayview Race to Mackinac since 2014. Mark is employed as a Teaching Assistant in the Certificate of Achievement in Weather Forecasting Program at Penn State University.
Click here to read about my marine weather forecasting seminars, webinars and presentations. Click here for the current schedule of educational programs.
