Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in San Diego. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Tuesday, March 24th. You'll be interested
to know. 152 years ago, today, in 1874, Harry
Houdini was born as Eric Weiss and grew into
a dazzling escape artist and showman who captivated
audiences with daring feats of illusion and physical
skill. His inventive performances pushed the
boundaries of live entertainment and elevated
the public profile of magical performance, inspiring
generations of performers and changing popular
spectacle. So now you know. And now, it's time
for the Surf Report. Tuesday at Tourmaline. This
morning it's looking clean with 2 plus feet waves.
Conditions hold steady at 2 to 3 feet until noon
when they shift to fair. Winds are currently
onshore at 1 mile per hour, increasing to onshore
at 7 miles per hour by early afternoon. Best
time to ride is at 8 a .m. with a zero -foot
low tide when the west -southwest swell is 1
feet at 18 seconds and the sideshore wind is
1 mile per hour. The first low tide on Tuesday
will be zero foot at 9 a .m. Followed by a zero
foot low tide just after 1030. The nearshore
buoy at Mission Bay West reads 67 degrees for
the water temperature. Conditions start off clean
with waves at two to three feet on Wednesday,
but choppy conditions develop by midday. Thursday
sees a slight increase in size, maintaining fair
conditions early before the wind shifts to choppy
in the afternoon. Friday continues with 2 to
3 plus feet, but choppy conditions persist throughout
the day, making it less favorable for surfing.
This morning, there's patchy fog, and it feels
like 64 degrees with no wind. The sunset will
take place at 7 .05. and it will rise again tomorrow
at 646. It looks like we're in for some patchy
fog early today, clearing by mid -morning, with
partly sunny conditions, at a high near 77, along
with a calm southwest breeze, around 4 miles
per hour. If you're inland, it will hit a high
of 78 tonight. Look for more patchy fog after
11, with partly cloudy skies, a low of 58, and
light winds around 4 miles per hour. Looking
ahead in the weather. Wednesday morning brings
patchy fog before 11 a .m., then mostly sunny
skies with a high near 80 and a north wind of
up to 10 miles per hour. Nighttime will be partly
cloudy with patchy fog after 11 p .m. and a low
around 59. Then Thursday stays sunny with a high
near 81 before a mild cool down. in the evenings
into the weekend with lows around 60 to 61. Bonjour,
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to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, the Port of San Diego has awarded a construction
contract worth $2 .9 million to power engineering
construction for wildlife -friendly shoreline
projects in San Diego Bay. The Board approved
the contract on March 10th, which includes projects
at Harbor Island Park in San Diego and the Chula
Vista side of the Sweetwater Channel. The Port
aims to replace traditional rock shoreline with
innovative structures that support marine life
while maintaining coastal stability. Funding
includes $1 million from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and $2 .6 million
from a Supplemental Environmental Project Agreement
with the City of San Diego. Now on to sports.
Jackson -Smith Njiba has reached an agreement
with the Seattle Seahawks on a four -year $168
.6 million extension. making him the highest
-paid wide receiver in NFL history. The deal
averages $42 .1 million per year and includes
over $120 million guaranteed. This agreement
ties Smith and Jigba to Seattle through the 2031
season. He previously set career highs in receptions
and receiving yards, earning first -team All
-Pro honors in 2025. Smith and Jibba has yet
to miss a game in three NFL seasons. In local
sports, the Padres wrapped up cactus -ly play
with a 10 -3 win over the Mariners yesterday.
German Marquez threw four -and -two -thirds solid
innings, and double -A product Romeo Sinobria
capped the afternoon with a grand slam. Thursday's
the real thing. Nick Pivetta takes the mound
for the home opener at Petco Park against Detroit,
with a 1 -10 first pitch. Meanwhile, San Diego
SC heads into the international break down one
forward. The club transferred Thomas Angel to
Colombia's América de Cali after 25 appearances.
Six players are heading to their national teams,
including Anders Dreier for Denmark and Annabel
Godoy for Panama. San Diego returns to action
April 4th in San Jose. In top news, record -smashing
heat continues, with meteorologists saying basically
the entire United States is going to be hot.
After breaking March heat records in 14 states,
the heat dome is expanding eastward. Meteorologist
Greg Galina stated the area of record temperatures
is extremely large. Flagstaff, Arizona may experience
11 or 12 consecutive days of record temperatures.
Temperatures in the 90s are expected over the
southern and central plains by Wednesday. At
least four locations in Arizona and California
reach 112 degrees, breaking March records. The
National Center for Environmental Information
reported 479 weather stations set new records.
International climate scientists noted that this
record heat is virtually impossible without climate
change. In business news, OpenAI is sweetening
its private equity pitch amid competition with
Anthropic, according to sources. The company
is offering private equity firms a guaranteed
minimum return of 17 .5%, significantly higher
than typical offers. This initiative aims to
ease high upfront costs for artificial intelligence
deployment. However, some private equity firms
remain skeptical due to concerns about profitability.
OpenAI is doubling down on enterprise, seeking
partnerships with firms like TPG and Advent.
Meanwhile, Anthropic is pursuing a similar strategy,
courting private equity firms such as Blackstone
and Hellman and Friedman. In crypto movement,
Bitcoin is up 4 % to about $70 ,000. Ethereum
is up 5 % to just over $2 ,000. And XRP is up
2 .5 % to $1 .41. Moving on to a more local vibe.
In our community spotlight on health and wellness,
we are working with a national Pilates studio
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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 science. What a 55 ,000 -year
-old fetus reveals about the decline of Neanderthals.
By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists
uncovered a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped
Neanderthal history. This bottleneck occurred
about 65 ,000 years ago. well before their extinction
around 40 ,000 years ago. The study published
in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences highlights that late Neanderthals
were genetically similar due to a population
crash. Researchers believe climatic changes reduced
their hunting territory, contributing to their
final population collapse. Continued analysis
of Neanderthal genomes is essential for understanding
their decline. And in entertainment news, Wonder
Man has been renewed for a second season with
Yahya Abdul -Mateen and Ben Kingsley set to return.
The show follows struggling actor Simon Williams
as he tries to navigate Hollywood while hiding
his powers. Co -creators Destin Daniel Cretton
and Andrew Gast will also return, with Cretton
directing and producing. The series premiered
on Disney Plus in January, receiving exceptional
reviews, and currently holds a 91 % critic score
on Rotten Tomatoes. Marvel plans to conduct an
awards campaign for the show in the Comedy Series
category. Only two other Marvel live -action
shows have received a second season. Well, alrighty
folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
today, our quote comes from the American magician
and escape artist, Harry Houdini. And he said,
And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. for some
captivating aerial videos with 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.