MARINE SYNOPSIS: Onshore flow will continue through Wednesday with high pressure offshore and lower pressure inland. Gales force west winds are occurring in the Central Strait of Juan de Fuca and East Entrance. These will ease after midnight. Gales are possible in the Strait again Tuesday and Wednesday evening. There will also likely be small craft advisory strength northwest winds for the inner two thirds of the Coastal Waters the next couple of evenings. A frontal system will cross the area later Thursday into Friday. Winds will turn more southerly ahead of the front Thursday over the Coastal Waters. Another weather system will move through the area over the weekend. Schneider (Issued: 902 PM PDT Tue Aug 3 2021 NOAA)