Evanston, September 4

Today brought clear skies but high winds and low temperatures. Since this had been forecast we did not swim today but I stopped by the Evanston beach at about 9:30 AM just to check out conditions. The air was 57 with 2ft waves breaking on the beach even though the wind was coming from the west. Usually west winds leave the near shore water calm. There were swells farther out, but I did not swim out to measure them. The bad news is that the water is now 58. So much for our warm water! The official morning measurement from Chicago was that the water was 64 both by shore and the crib, so Ohio street is probably still swimmable. We will try to find out tomorrow.