High pressure/upper-level ridging will continue to build over the Pacific through the week, resulting in northwest flow translating to north/northwest surface winds. A marine push this afternoon brought gusty winds to the coastal waters and the Strait of Juan de Fuca that will continue into the early morning Wednesday. Another push is expected in the strait late Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, with a much stronger push (potentially resulting in gales) arriving over the coastal waters/strait Friday into Saturday (as a result of a trough pushing through). Winds die down for most areas (except the outer coastal waters) this weekend into early next week. Seas will hold around 4 to 6 ft through Friday before increasing 8 to 12 ft from Friday into the weekend, reducing to 6 to 8 ft next week. HPR (Issued: 800 PM PDT Tue May 14 2024 by NOAA)