"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...

"Peter Duniho" wrote:
http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/laketemps/COLD_LE.htm


The water at the Lake Erie beaches must feel like bathwater! (in the
summer, I mean)

Surfers wear wetsuits in 70 deg. water. It's cold enough to produce
hypothermia in 6-12 hours of exposure.

Something has gotten lost in the translation, I think.

The water temp of 70 degrees is at 30 feet of depth. At the surface, it is
much warmer. It does indeed get very warm at the surface, at the beaches.
--
Jim in NC