A weak front continues to exit the inland waters this evening. Another push of westerlies down the Strait of Juan de Fuca allows the inherited Small Craft Advisory to remain in effect. Westerly pushes will continue to occur across the Strait each evening, but at this time look to remain below small craft criteria. Another weak system will move across the waters Thursday morning. Following this system, strong high pressure will build over the waters, and will remain the dominant surface feature into early next week, establishing northwesterly flow over the coastal waters. High pressure will weaken slightly on Saturday into early next week. Guidance hints at steep seas Sunday into early next week, with seas building to 7-9 ft at 8-9 seconds. 29/18 .FIRE WEATHER.Cooler and more moist conditions will begin to cease on Thursday as skies clear and conditions being to warm up with a weak upper level ridge building over the area. Friday will be the warmest/driest day this week with RH values dropping back into the 25 to 35% range over the mountains and across the interior lowlands south of Puget Sound. More robust onshore flow will help usher in more moisture this weekend despite high temperatures remaining in the 80s. While there is some model discrepancy, there is consensus that a more robust upper level ridge will being to build and move into the area by the middle of next week. Models are beginning show the development of a thermal trough along the coast, which would allow for winds to shift to offshore, promoting much drier and warmer conditions as well as some potential breezy winds through the Cascade gaps. This pattern will continue to be closely monitored as we approach next week. 62 (Issued: 812 PM PDT Wed Jul 9 2025 by NOAA)