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christian1

Jul 12, 12 18:03

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Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [sentania] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
It's been so warm there has been a real problem with the algae snakes this year. Speaking of snakes, I was in Madison yesterday. Monona looks like you could walk across the weeds. Wetsuits are going to be the least of our worries this year. You are gonna have to beat all those snakes off with a bat.

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bradl016

Jul 12, 12 18:28

Post #27 of 34 (626 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [Power13] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
For those of you wondering about the E. coli reading, I took a water quality class with Dr. Kinzelman and their protocol has temps checked regularly along the beach, at varying depths. So, that reported temp may be at 6 inches of water at 12 noon. Or maybe it's at a meter. Either way, it's not deep and it's at the midpoint of the day, IIRC

As for the Chicago temps, that blows my mind.

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JSA

Jul 12, 12 19:10

Post #28 of 34 (606 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [sentania] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I noticed you have not been back to IMWI since the algae snakes reached record lengths a couple years ago.

I sure hope none of them end up in the Bay next weekend for Door County. Man, can you imagine being in the Elite Wave, having to go first, and scaring up the snakes? That would suck. Snakes, man. Nasty buggers.
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waupaca11

Jul 12, 12 19:34

Post #29 of 34 (594 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [christian1] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
christian1 wrote:
It's been so warm there has been a real problem with the algae snakes this year. Speaking of snakes, I was in Madison yesterday. Monona looks like you could walk across the weeds. Wetsuits are going to be the least of our worries this year. You are gonna have to beat all those snakes off with a bat.

chris

First time I beat snakes off with a bat I had to at least buy them a drink first


Duffy

Jul 12, 12 20:06

Post #30 of 34 (576 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [Power13] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
First, no way. Water at Racine is not, and won't be, 80. Lucky if it reaches 60.

Second, if it does reach 80 (which it won't), then yay! Swimming in a wetsuit sucks. To this day I cannot understand why people dread swimming wetsuit free.

Swimming (like sex) just feels better without the rubber.


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cmtri

Jul 13, 12 9:30

Post #31 of 34 (509 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [siegfried08] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I checked out your MSU link a few minutes ago and it is showing cloud cover with temps between 32-45. Can that possibly be correct?
http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/michigan/m61.html

If not, can someone explain how to read that map?

(This post was edited by cmtri on Jul 13, 12 9:30)


rdm

Jul 13, 12 10:20

Post #32 of 34 (473 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [cmtri] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Temps early in the AM (when refs would measure) are well under 76 F (4 degrees under according to NOAA). Wind is picking up and I'd think we'd get some lake turnover in the next day or so. I think you're pretty safe.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/...5&time_label=CDT

Have a great Racine.


triguy84

Jul 13, 12 10:23

Post #33 of 34 (470 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [cmtri] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Current water temp at Zoo beach is about 73, winds out of the south-southeast. A week ago, the water temp was in the low 60s, not sure wind direction, but it must have been from the west.

Sunday AM, the winds might be south-southwest = expect the water to be colder.


b.will

Jul 13, 12 11:33

Post #34 of 34 (444 views)
Re: Racine 70.3 may not be wetsuit legal... [triguy84] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
right now the wind is "suppose" to be N to NW at 10 mph.

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