Broad high pressure over the NE Pacific will maintain onshore flow across western WA this week. Winds look to pick up this afternoon into tonight, particularly in outermost coastal waters, and potentially into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, where winds could gust up to 25 kt. As such, the Small Craft Advisory continues through tonight. A weak surface ridge will build across the region Monday. The westerly push down the Strait looks more substantial, with higher probabilities (65-75%) of Small Craft Advisory threshold winds. A frontal system will pass through on Tuesday. Behind the front, northwesterly winds will pick up across the coastal waters. The active pattern looks to continue into late week with the potential for additional frontal systems to traverse the region. Seas around 6 ft near shore to 8 ft in the outermost regions. Seas will decrease to around 4 to 6 ft Monday night before increasing to 8 to 12 ft Tuesday into Wednesday. Waves may be steep with 8 seconds being the dominant period through this week. LH (Issued: 236 PM PDT Sun May 19 2024 by NOAA)