A frontal system will continue to cross the coastal waters today, bringing a warm front with increased southerlies to most of our area waters. Latest guidance indicates stronger southerlies in the coastal waters, so have upgraded all the coastal water zones to a Gale Warning. Elsewhere, small craft southerlies can be expected in the interior waters, with a few gusts up to gale strength possible in the Eastern Strait and Admiralty Inlet later this evening. Winds look to subside into Monday as a weak surface ridges builds into Tuesday for calmer conditions. Another frontal system looks to enter the area on Wednesday for additional rounds of elevated winds and seas. Combined seas this morning around 8 to 11 feet will remain throughout the weekend. The highest seas (10 to 11 feet) will likely remain in the outer coastal water zones. Seas look to decrease below 10 feet early next week, before building back up to around 12 to 16 feet towards midweek. Mazurkiewicz (Issued: 832 AM PDT Sun Mar 23 2025 by NOAA)