On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:16:31 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:


"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Jul 27, 2:12?pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
So what is the water temp in your boating area?

For us, 72 F with the temp taken at the bottom of the Lake (40 or so
feet) 1
mile off Cleveland (the western basin of Lake Erie is a shallow).

The water temp will climb to the mid 70's some time in August then begin
to
start backing down.

Check out this psychedelic water temp map.... :-)

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/

Those colors are pretty intense by any standard.

We're a bit colder in Puget Sound than offshore in the North Pacific.
Less direct influence from the tropical currents. Water temperature
most of the year is in the high-40's to low-50's.


I would hate to fall in those waters from the boat as ones survival time
ranges from 1 to 6 hours, with expected time before unconsciousness of 30
minutes to 2 hours.

http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/coastal_...es/hypothermia

No thanks.


Do you fall into Lake Erie frequently?
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John H