High pressure will continue over the waters and across the area into the weekend. A thermal trough will exist along the coast for predominately northerly and periods of offshore flow. Winds expected to remain generally below Small Craft Advisory threshold through Friday, although brief wind gusts near 20 kt may occur over Puget Sound and inner Coastal Waters. Northwest winds will increase over the Coastal Waters Saturday. Stronger west winds expected for the Strait of Juan de Fuca Saturday night and then again later Sunday with increasing onshore flow. Otherwise, an onshore flow pattern returns early next week. Seas will generally range 5 to 7 feet into Saturday, briefly building to 8 to 9 feet for the outer Coastal Waters over the Saturday into Sunday. JD (Issued: 220 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024 by NOAA)