Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, February 6th. You'll be interested
to know. 74 years ago, today, in 1952, Princess
Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth, the second
at 25 after her father's death. Stepping into
a lifelong role of service, duty and continuity.
Her accession marked a unifying milestone that
strengthened national identity, guided postwar
recovery, and modernized ceremonial traditions
across the Commonwealth. So now you know. And
now, it's time for the Surf Report. Friday at
Tourmaline. This morning it's looking clean with
waves around three to five feet. The swell is
building slightly, reaching 4 to 6 plus feet
by 9 a .m. before hitting 5 to 7 plus feet at
11 a .m. Winds are currently sideshore at 3 miles
per hour, shifting onshore as the day progresses.
Best time to ride is at 8 a .m. with a 2 -foot
incoming low tide when the west swell is 2 and
a half feet at 17 seconds and the offshore wind
is 4 mile per hour. The first high tide on Friday
will be three and a half feet at 1130 a .m. Followed
by a one -foot low tide just after 530. The near
shore GUI at Mission Bay West reads 64 degrees
for the water temperature. Expect solid surf
on Saturday with wave heights reaching seven
to nine feet and clean conditions early on. As
the day progresses, choppy conditions develop
due to increasing northwest winds. Sunday sees
a decrease in size to four to five feet, but
conditions remain clean in the morning, making
it the most favorable day of the period. By Monday,
surf settles to three to five feet with fair
conditions throughout. This morning, it's cloudy
and it feels like 58 degrees with five mile per
hour wind. The sunset will take place at 526,
and it will rise again tomorrow at 641. It looks
like we're in for some partly sunny skies today,
with a high near 67 and a light south wind at
5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight, expect mostly
cloudy conditions with a low around 54 and very
light east winds. Looking ahead in the weather,
Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near
69 and northwest winds up to 10 miles per hour,
gusting as high as 20. Sunday turns warmer and
sunny with a high near 76. Then Monday stays
mostly sunny with highs near 73 before clouds
increase, and a slight chance of showers develops
Tuesday with highs near 68 and nightly lows in
the low to mid 50s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the city
of Encinitas has begun a nearly $1 million dollar
refurbishing project on the Grandview Beach staircase,
which offers stunning ocean views and access
to a secluded beach. This staircase will be closed
for at least the next few months. as safety concerns
were raised in a structural report that revealed
corroded metal fittings and timbers. Mayor Bruce
Ellers emphasized the need for ongoing maintenance,
stating, what we will be doing is looking at
these annually. With the unstable bluffs posing
dangers, local residents appreciate efforts to
enhance safety, making beach access a priority
in Encinitas. The Grandview staircase is expected
to reopen by Memorial Day. Now onto sports. This
Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks and New England
Patriots will clash in Super Bowl 60. The matchup,
known as the Explosive Play Bowl, features teams
focused on creating and preventing big plays.
Defenses have adapted to offenses by using two
high -safety looks, while offenses have evolved
towards safer passes and effective runs. In recent
years, explosive plays have become vital, with
teams generating them winning 61 .2 % of the
time. As the Seahawks boast the best explosive
play differential in the league, their defense
will face the Patriots' dynamic offense led by
quarterback Drake May. Tune in this Sunday at
6 .30 Eastern on NBC. in local sports. The Padres
could be on the verge of a sale, with initial
bids expected around the end of February. Prospective
buyers include Golden State Warriors governor
Joe Lakub, known for his success in sports, winning
four titles since 2010. Lakub is reportedly interested
in purchasing the Padres, but has not committed
to bidding yet. If he buys the team, he intends
to keep them in Southern California. Other potential
buyers include two owners of English Premier
League clubs, Dan Friedkin and Jose E. Feliciano,
who may bid later this month. The current ownership,
the Sadler family, began exploring a sale amid
a legal dispute following Peter Sadler's death
in 2023. In top news, once a distant second or
third in the artificial intelligence race, Anthropic
is now moving to the front with a focus on caution,
coding, and business clients. This week, the
startup's products appended the stock market,
triggering a global sell -off across various
sectors. Anthropic unveiled its most advanced
model yet, capable of synthesizing data and analysis,
running coding teams, and managing product functions.
The company expects to break even in 2028, two
years before OpenAI. As the competition intensifies,
the future of artificial intelligence remains
uncertain. We are in peak AI experimentation
mode, according to industry experts. In business
news, Bitcoin's meltdown is not just a crypto
event. It is hammering stocks and risk appetite.
The currency's store of value trade is gone,
and tech stocks might be taking the hit. Bitcoin,
the world's biggest cryptocurrency, has shed
more than $1 trillion in value over the past
121 days. Its price is down about 50 % from its
early October peak, falling below $65 ,000 for
the first time since October 24th. Analysts are
now seeing cracks in the speculative bid that
has fueled recent markets. In crypto movement,
Bitcoin is down 17 % for the week to about $64
,000. Ethereum is down 18 % to just under $1
,900. And XRP is down 21 % to $1 .27. Moving
on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
on health and wellness. We are working with a
national Pilates studio to bring you some free
classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
with several locations in the San Diego area.
Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach,
cultivating strength, reducing tension, and elevating
mental well -being. Scientific research affirms
its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
for a free class. With locations in Encinitas,
Solana Beach, Oceanside, La Jolla, and more.
Just be sure to tell them Sunny Morning sent
you by. And now back to the show. Let's talk
tech. Microsoft's pivotal artificial intelligence
product is encountering significant problems.
After relying on its partnership with OpenAI,
Microsoft is struggling in the chatbot race,
losing ground with users. Confusing brand positioning
and integration issues have frustrated users,
according to former employees. Only a small portion
of subscribers to Microsoft's enterprise suite
are using Copilot, with preference for competing
options increasing. Chief executive Satya Nadella's
push for transformation into an AI -first company
is at stake. as Microsoft shares fell nearly
three percent following concerns over growth.
Despite setbacks, Microsoft remains among the
world's most valuable companies due to its eye
-driven cloud demand. Entertainment news. An
unrecognizable Jonah Hill returns to the big
screen for outcome alongside Keanu Reeves and
Cameron Diaz. Hill also co -wrote and directed
the dark comedy which premieres on April acted
the dark comedy which premieres on April follows
reef Hawk played by Reeves of the love all is
reef Hawk played by Reeves demons after being
extorted with a damaging video With support from
lifelong friends Kyle and Xander along with his
crisis lawyer Ira Portrayed by Hill reef embarks
on a soul -searching journey During the press
day Hill stated that the film is a metaphor for
what we all go through living on social media.
Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the quote
of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
American poet and author, Carl Sandberg. And
he said, And that's a wrap for this morning.
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local news and the surf reports. Have an amazing
day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
with another episode of Sunny Mornings in San
Diego.