Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Encinitas. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, February 20th. You'll be interested
to know. Today is National Love Your Pet Day.
This holiday invites pet parents and animal fans
to share treats, photos, and extra cuddles while
supporting shelters and adoption efforts across
the country. So now you know. And now, it's time
for the surf report. Friday in Encinitas. This
morning it's looking choppy with waves around
4 to 6 feet. Conditions hold steady through noon
before fading to 3 to 4 plus feet by 1 p .m.
Winds are onshore at 15 miles per hour now, dropping
slightly to 6 miles per hour by 5 p .m. Best
time to ride is at 4 p .m. with a one -foot low
tide when the west swell is three and a half
feet at seven seconds and the onshore wind is
nine mile per hour. The first high tide on Friday
will be four and a half feet at 1030 a .m. followed
by a half foot low tide just after 430. The nearshore
buoy at Beacons reads 62 degrees for the water
temperature. Conditions start clean with one
to two -foot waves on Saturday morning, ideal
for beginners. However, by midday, choppy conditions
set in with onshore winds, making it less favorable.
Sunday sees a steady increase in swell, reaching
2 plus feet with improved conditions, especially
early on. Monday holds consistent two -foot surf
with fair conditions, offering a solid finish
to the period. This morning it's partly sunny
and it feels like 43 degrees with 15 mile per
hour wind. The sunset will take place at 539
and it will rise again tomorrow at 627. It looks
like we're in for some mostly sunny skies today
with a high near 57 and a gentle west wind at
5 to 15 miles per hour. Tonight Expect mostly
clear skies with a low around 45 and light winds.
Looking ahead in the weather. Saturday will be
mostly sunny with a high near 61 and north winds
of 5 to 10 miles per hour. Sunday and Monday
stay pleasant with highs in the mid 60s and overnight
lows rising from about 49 Saturday night to the
mid -50s by Monday night. 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.
Sunny mornings send you. In local news, San Diego
has unveiled its comprehensive speed management
plan. aimed at reducing vehicle speeds to achieve
its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities
and serious injuries. This plan could lower speed
limits on more than 20 % of the city's roads,
identifying 679 .1 miles as candidates for slower
speeds. Councilman Steph Whitburn emphasized
that every San Diegan deserves to feel safe walking,
biking, or driving in their community. With new
state laws, areas like business districts and
school zones can see significant speed reductions,
enhancing safety for all road users. The implementation
of these changes will depend on further evaluations
and funding through the city's budget process.
Now on to sports. The National Basketball Association
plans to enact anti -tanking rules for next season,
sources say. Commissioner Adam Silver informed
the league's 30 general managers that discussions
to combat tanking have intensified. Proposed
changes include protecting first -round draft
picks only for top four or top 14 -plus selections.
Additionally, lottery odds may freeze at the
trade deadline. and teams won't be allowed to
pick in the top four after consecutive bottom
three finishes. Silver emphasized the importance
of addressing this issue, stating that it has
been worse this year than we have seen in recent
memory. Phoenix Suns owner Matt Ishbia called
tanking much worse than any prop bet scandal.
In local sports, San Diego SC opens its second
MLS season looking to build on a historic 2025.
The team heads into the season opener against
Montreal on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium
as the defending Western Conference regular season
champions. After an impressive first year, they
set MLS records for points and wins by a first
-year club, advancing to the conference championship
game. Forward Anders Dreyer, an MVP finalist,
had a remarkable season with 19 goals and 19
assists, and he believes there's more to come.
Due to a suspension, rookie goalkeeper Duran
Ferry will make his first start, bringing excitement
to the home crowd. In top news, students are
losing some interest in computer science broadly,
but gaining interest in AI -specific majors and
courses. For the first time since the dot -com
crash, computer science enrollment dropped at
University of California campuses. System -wide,
it fell 6 % last year, after declining 3 % in
the previous year, according to the San Francisco
Chronicle. Even as overall college enrollment
climbed 2 % nationally, students are moving away
from traditional computer science degrees. However,
the University of California San Diego added
a dedicated AI major this fall. Enrollment numbers
suggest students are opting for AI programs to
secure future employment. In business news, robust
demand from subprime customers spurred growth
in United States unsecured loans last year, with
their combined balances surging 10 % to a new
high of $276 billion. according to TransUnion's
Credit Industry Insights Report. Some 26 .4 million
consumers carried those loans as of end of December,
up from 24 .5 million a year earlier. As interest
rates began to fall, many consumers are consolidating
their credit card balances into unsecured loans,
said Nushil Raneri, vice president and head of
United States Research and Consulting at TransUnion.
Credit card balances rose 4 % last year to $1
trillion. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down
1 .5 % to about $67 ,000. Ethereum is down half
a percent to about $1 ,900. And XRP is down 3
.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
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. In a remarkable discovery,
a mountain photographer has stumbled upon one
of the largest collections of Triassic dinosaur
prints ever found. Located in the Italian Alps,
the site features thousands of dinosaur tracks
on vertical rock faces. Photographer Elio della
Ferrera spotted these tracks last September in
the frail valley of Stelvio National Park. Some
prints, measuring up to 40 centimeters across,
date back approximately 210 million years. Paleontologist
Cristiano del Sasso, leading the investigation,
expressed astonishment at their preservation.
The footprints reveal herds of large, herbivorous
dinosaurs, likely prosoropods, that roamed ancient
tidal flats. Stephen Soderbergh is speaking out
about the scrapped Star Wars movie, The Hunt
for Ben Solo, starring Adam Driver. In a recent
interview, Soderbergh expressed that it was no
surprise to learn of Kathleen Kennedy's frustrations
regarding Disney's decision to cancel the sequel
to The Rise of Skywalker. He said, we were all
frustrated, noting the two and a half years of
work he and Driver invested. Soderbergh added
that he believed discussions would focus on costs,
but that never happened, calling the situation
insane. Fans are now rallying for Disney to reconsider,
showing their support for the hunt for Ben Solo.
Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the quote
of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
American writer and humorist Mark Twain. And
he said... The secret of getting ahead is getting
started, reminding us that progress begins with
taking the first step. 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.