Weather Forecasting For Paddlers
Chesapeake Bay & Mid-Atlantic

3-Part Webinar
January 26, February 2 & February 9, 2021-- 7:00 to 8:30 pm (Eastern)


Overview

Paddling requires many skills. Regardless of where your adventures take you, no aspect is more important than an understanding of marine weather forecasting. By attending the 3-part Weather Forecasting For Paddlers webinar series you will gain an understanding of basic weather principles and learn how to use a variety of forecasting resources.

These skills will improve your trip planning and reduce the likelihood that you will be exposed to uncomfortable or hazardous weather conditions. Attendees will also learn where to find and how to interpret marine forecasts for their favorite areas.

Seminar Topics
January 26, 2021

  • A few basic weather principles.
  • How to decode the confusing symbols, color shading, and meteorological shorthand on weather forecast maps.
  • The basics of weather forecasting apps.

February 2, 2021

  • The forces controlling the wind and wind forecasting.
  • Wave forecasting.
  • Forecasting precipitation.

February 9, 2021

  • How to use Doppler Weather Radar to assess the development, monitor the evolution, and track the movement of thunderstorms.
  • How to forecast the potential and nature of severe weather.
  • The thunderstorm life-cycle and the conditions that lead to their development.
  • How to recognize the large and small-scale weather patterns that promote thunderstorm development.

Recordings
Don't worry if you can't attend one of the live sessions. Each session will be recorded and made available to all registered attendees until May 1, 2021.

Download the flyer for this webinar (click here).

Comments From Previous Attendees

  • In a single class, Mark was able to bring the basics of marine weather forecasting into sharp focus for our sea kayaking group. Now well equipped with the seminar’s tools and resources, none of us will ever again believe that a thunderstorm ‘just suddenly appeared’! 
  • Mark knows weather AND is a very skillful and thoughtful teacher.  I’ve been paddling and diving for many years and I learned a lot in this class.
  • Your class was just what we needed for a good start in learning how to assess conditions and risks due weather during both the planning and on-water stages of a paddle. You are a great teacher of the subject.
Location:
Live Webinar Series



Date:
January 26, February 2 & February 9, 2021.

Time:
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Eastern)

Fee:
Price for the series - $60. (Attendees also attending Rick Wiebush's Navigation webinar receive a 10% discount)


Please send questions regarding the seminar to Mark Thornton at Mark@LakeErieWX.com. Please click here to view the speaker's resume.

About The Presenter

Mark Thornton has been sailing for more than 25 years and currently owns Osprey, a C&C 35. His interest in weather forecasting grew from his experiences cruising and racing on the Great Lakes. Mark 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 Mackinac Race since 2014. Mark is also employed as a Teaching Assistant in the Certificate of Achievement in Weather Forecasting Program at Penn State University.