Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in San Diego.
I'm your host Melissa and it's Monday, August 19th.
You'll be interested to know.
212 years ago, today in 1812.
The USS Constitution, commanded by Captain Isaac Hull, won a brilliant victory over the
British frigate, the HMS Guerrier, in the War of 1812.
This significant naval battle, which took place in the Atlantic Ocean, showcased the
superior seamanship and strategic prowess of the American forces.
So now you know.
And now it's time for the Surf Report.
Expect me to waste high swell throughout the week.
Monday and Tuesday mornings will be glassy with light, offshore winds becoming semi-choppy
in the afternoons with stronger onshore winds.
Wednesday and Thursday mornings will have light side shore texture or semi-glassy conditions
with variable winds, turning bumpy in the afternoons.
Monday in Encinitas and North County.
It's looking fair in the morning until 11, at 2 to 3 feet.
Then conditions turn choppy until sunset.
Might get some fair conditions to close out the day.
Best time to ride is at 7 a.m. with the 2-foot incoming mid-tide when the northwest swell
is 1 and a half feet at 14 seconds and the onshore wind is 2 miles per hour.
The first high tide Monday will be 4 and a half foot just before 10 a.m. with a 1 and
a half foot low tide at 315.
The nearshore buoy at Beacons reads 75 degrees for the water temperature.
This morning it's foggy and feels like 64 degrees with no wind.
The sunset will take place at 728 and it will rise again tomorrow at 615.
It looks like we're in for some patchy fog before 11 a.m., but it will clear up for mostly
sunny skies with temperatures near 73 and a gentle northwest breeze.
Tonight expect partly cloudy skies with a low of 68 and patchy fog after 5 a.m.
Looking ahead in the weather.
With patchy fog each morning through Friday gradually clearing by mid-morning.
Daytime highs will range from the upper 60s to low 70s with light northwest winds.
Nights will be partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the mid to upper 60s.
Bonjour food enthusiasts.
This podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
Nestled on El Camino Real South just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven
for culinary delights.
Indulge in their amazing eggs Benedict or their gluten-free crepes.
You can grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
They are open every day from 8 to 5.
So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
Any morning sends you.
In local news.
Tonight, a marginal supermoon, called both a sturgeon moon and a blue moon, will be visible
worldwide.
This supermoon is full at 1126 a.m. Pacific time but will still be prominent as night
falls on the west coast.
It is a supermoon because it is full within 90% of its closest approach to Earth, occurring
two days later.
The term blue moon may derive from an old English phrase meaning betrayer moon.
The sturgeon moon name comes from the main farmer's almanac credited to the Algonquin
tribes for the large fish caught this time of year.
This moon, also known as the green corn moon, signifies the first full moon after corn ripens.
Two minor meteor showers will also peak during this lunar cycle, visible from the northern
hemisphere in less urban areas with clearer skies.
Now on to sports.
Jordan Spieth, planning for relatively common wrist surgery, hinted after the FedEx St.
Jude Championship that the procedure is imminent.
The Dallas resident, facing a 12-week recovery, aims to be ready for the Hero World Challenge
in December.
Spieth, who is 31 and tied for 68th in the FedEx Cup playoff event, will not advance
to the BMW Championship.
He's troubled by a weak tendon sheath, causing displacement during play.
Spieth's season includes three top-ten finishes, dropping him to 43rd worldwide.
In local sports, the Padres on the road lost to the Rockies, 3-2.
And tonight, they're headed home to take on the Twins for a three-game series.
In top news, Casey Means, doctor and author of the book, Good Energy, reveals that the
path to optimal health begins with food choices.
Our daily micro-decisions about what we eat can alter our genetic and physiological fate.
Means emphasizes that natural foods contain over 5,000 phytochemicals, which impact health
significantly.
She argues that while traditional medical training views nutrition as a non-evidence-based
topic, food is crucial in determining health outcomes.
The choices we make about food act as signaling molecules, influencing gene expression, DNA
folding, and key cell pathways.
Essentially, our bodies are built and maintained by the food we consume.
In business news, streaming services are getting more expensive, and it's time to take a
closer look at your subscriptions.
With prices rising as much as 25% annually, some people are now paying more than they
would for traditional cable.
Major platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Macs have significantly increased their rates,
and with password sharing crackdowns, the costs keep climbing.
If you're finding it hard to justify these hikes, consider using a subscription tracker
to manage and cut down on unnecessary expenses.
In crypto movement, Bitcoin is just over $58,600.
Ethereum is just over $2,600.
And Solana is $143.
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 science.
Ever wondered if a snake can fart?
Danny Rabioti, a quantitative ecologist, posed this question on Twitter in 2017, sparking
viral interest.
Rabioti and co-author Nick Caruso turned this curiosity into the 2018 New York Times best
seller, Does It Fart?
The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence.
They explain that a fart is any gas expelled from the end of an animal opposite its mouth.
Many animals, including humans, hyenas, and manatees, fart, obviously.
Notably, herring fart to communicate, and the bulls and pupfish farts to survive.
However, bats and birds generally do not fart.
And sloths, well, they absorb and breed out methane instead.
And in entertainment news.
In the new Amazon flick, Jackpot, John Cena and Awkwafina star in a twisted lottery game
where anyone can claim the prize by murdering the person with the winning ticket.
Directed by Paul Faye, this Amazon feature erupts into nonstop action and comedy.
Awkwafina plays Katie, a former child actress, while Cena's character is a freelance operator
who protects her.
The film's ingenious premise, combat choreography, and witty lines make it an entertaining, albeit
silly, action comedy.
The chemistry between Cena and Awkwafina elevates the movie, making it more enjoyable than expected.
Well, alrighty, folks.
It's time for the quote of the day.
And today, our quote comes from the American actor and filmmaker, Tom Hanks.
And he said,
You cannot look up at the night sky on the planet Earth and not wonder what it is like
to be up there amongst the stars.
But I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the
cosmos.
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 Encinitas.