The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • A3

THURSDAY JANUARY 10 2019 3ALocalSANLUISOBISPO.COM FACEBOOK.COM/SLOTRIBUNE TWITTER.COM/SLOTRIBUNE After a one-day break, rain again pounded the Central Coast on Wednes- day, triggering warnings and advisories and caus- ing multiple ocean rescues in Santa Barbara County. The National Weather Service issued a high surf warning and a coastal flood advisory, effective from about midnight on Wednesday through 8 p.m. As of early Wednesday afternoon, Matt Ashton, the chief Harbor Patrol officer at the Port San Luis Harbor District, said they seen any signif- icant issues Ashton said officials are watching for another advisory, expected to come in from Sunday through Wednesday. far as any damage, we seen anything too Ashton said. people seem to be staying back, from what Morro Bay Harbor Patrol officer Dana Stein said.

However, further south, there were multiple ocean rescues in Isla Vista and Goleta, according to Noozhawk. By early Wednesday afternoon, the big winners in terms of rainfall were Rocky Butte, with nearly 2 inches of rain, and Cam- bria with nine-tenths of an inch, according to meteorologist John Lind- sey. definitely on track to having above- average rainfall in January and I think with the next storms coming in, definitely be above Lindsey said. So far this rainy season, November has been the wettest month, with De- cember falling below average, Lindsey said. For example, Cal Poly saw 5.03 inches of rain in November, 1.2 inches of rain in December and 2.5 inches so far in January.

On average, Cal Poly usually receives 2.14 inch- es of rain in November, 4.01 inches in December and 4.96 inches in Jan- uary, Lindsey said. Cal Poly, already had about half their average rainfall for the month of January and only a third of the way done with the Lindsey said. Thursday is expected to be dry, but to rain is forecast from Friday afternoon into Saturday morning, Lindsey said. Total rain- fall amounts for that sys- tem are expected to range between 0.75 and 1.25 inches, before another break in the rain on Sat- urday afternoon. But the Central Coast yet seen the worst of the rain.

expect- ed from late Monday into Tuesday, Lindsey said, and heavy rain is also forecast for Wednesday. If the forecast models verify, the area may see between 3 to 6 inches of rain through next Thurs- day. And the region may also see some coastal flooding next week, due to the combination of warmer- than-average sea temper- atures, the impending super blood moon eclipse and the highest tides of the Lindsey said. Longer-range forecast models are showing a potential break in the rain again during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Despite the warmer sea temperatures the aver- age temperature for this time of year is about 55.8 degrees and currently close to 59 degrees a predicted El event yet materialized. water temper- atures are definitely in El territory, but the atmosphere re- sponded Lindsey said. still a 90 per- cent chance El will form this winter, but even if it it mean the Central Coast see a rainy winter, Lindsey said. does help, but had wet years where it was the Lind- sey said. Earlier in the rainy season, Lindsey and others predicted that the Central Coast would see about 110 percent of its average rainfall.

far, verifying pretty Lindsey said. no reason to think we continue to have that Gabby Ferreira: 805-781-7858, JOE JOHNSTON A surfer wades into the water near Morro Rock in Morro Bay as large surf pummeled the Central Coast Wednesday. Rain pummels the Central Coast as storm series moves through region BY GABBY FERREIRA JOE JOHNSTON The Harbor Patrol watches a surfer ride a wave inside the Morro Bay Harbor as large surf pummeled the Central Coast Wednesday. The Falcon 9 rocket launch originally planned for early this week has been rescheduled to Fri- day, SpaceX announced on Twitter. The launch from Van- denberg Air Force Base is set for 7:31 a.m., accord- ing to the tweet.

is 60 percent the company said. The launch, Vanden- first of the year, was initially planned for Jan. 7, but was then de- layed until Tuesday and then delayed yet again. The Falcon 9 launch will carry the last 10 Iridi- um Next satellites to com- plete the $3-billion, sec- ond-generation, commu- nication system constella- tion. Once this eighth launch occurs, the company will have 75 Iridium Next satellites in orbit as it retires the original craft that began launching 20 years ago.

SpaceX rocket launch now planned for Friday BY GABBY FERREIRA AND JANENE SCULLY Noozhawk.com A teen animal rights activist from San Luis Obispo was arrested Mon- day night after she ran onto the field during the first quarter of the NCAA Championship football game between Clemson and Alabama in Santa Clara. Zoe Rosenberg, 16, held a banner reading ToRescue and a picture of a chicken over her head as she ran onto the field, in protest of Petaluma Poul- try, a chicken supplier for Stadium, according to Direct Action Every- where, an animal rights network. According to USA Today, security notice what was happen- ing at first, but eventually a police officer and other security officers carried her off the field. Rosenberg was released from police custody on Tuesday night, Direct Action Everywhere said. not the first time Rosenberg has protested in public.

When Rosenberg was 14, she handed then-Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb a flower all the animals he has during a discussion at Cal Poly in October 2016. Rosenberg was arrested with a handful of other animal rights activists when they ran onto the field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles during a 2016 Fourth of July weekend game. In December 2017, she protested outside Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascad- ero. In April 2018, Rosen- berg and her mother, Sherstin Rosenberg, were ordered to leave Cal campus after at- tempting to rescue a pig at a slaughterhouse. Also in April 2018, Zoe Rosenberg was arrested after she chained herself to a gate to stop a cow from being slaughtered as part of a Cal Poly meat science class.

Gabby Ferreira: 805-781-7858, SLO teen activist arrested after running onto field at title game BY GABBY FERREIRA Direct Action Everywhere Zoe Rosenberg, a 16-year-old animal rights activist from SLO, ran onto the field during the NCAA championship game between Alabama and Clemson on Monday. Three men are suspect- ed of stealing cash from the digital jukebox of a San Luis Obispo bar and restaurant on Wednesday and a local manager is warning other businesses to be on the lookout. Josh Cantrell, manager of The Mark, said three men came into the busi- ness at 673 Higuera St. in downtown San Luis Obis- po at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

At some point, the sus- pects accessed the inside of the digital jukebox and made off with an unknown amount of cash, Cantrell said. Cantrell said he be- lieved the trio was able to open the machines with a master key, as there were no signs of forced entry. Cantrell said he con- tacted other local busi- nesses that also have digital jukeboxes and learned that the men stopped at at least two Atascadero bars but left without incident. The men appeared to have dark hair, and one was wearing glasses, Can- trell said. Representatives from the San Luis Obispo Police Department did not im- mediately respond to a request for additional information.

3 suspected of stealing from digital jukebox at SLO bar BY MATT FOUNTAIN If you want to get through the security line faster at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport and all other airports your opportunity. IdentoGo, a partner of the federal Transportation Security Administration, will visit the San Luis Obispo airport in January to help travelers register for the TSA Precheck program, which lets you go through expedited security screening at air- ports across the country, the airport said in a news release Wednesday. While the San Luis Obispo airport have a separate Precheck lane yet, officials said members of the Precheck program can get through the security process faster there because be able to keep on light jack- ets, shoes and belts, and keep their laptops and compliant liquids in their bags through security checks. IdentoGo will be at the San Luis Obispo airport to register people Jan. 22 through Jan.

31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and on Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to noon.

Want to sign up? Plan to bring a government-is- sued photo identification with proof of U.S. citizen- ship, such as a passport or birth certificate. be asked to complete a 10- minute fingerprinting process. A TSA website says enrollment for precheck costs $85 and lasts for five years. For more information or to book an appointment, visit universalenroll.dhs.gov and select San Luis Obis- po County Regional Air- port as your location.

Monica Vaughan: 805-781-7930, SLO County Regional Airport hosts TSA Precheck program registration BY MONICA VAUGHAN.