Surface ridging strengthens over interior British Columbia and east of the Cascades today while a broad surface trough deepens well to the south over California. This will lead to northerly or weak offshore flow. This general pattern remains in place into early next week. The next front will approach the coastal waters around the middle to later half of next week. Seas 5 to 6 ft for much of the weekend. Seas will ease further, down to 3 to 5 ft, Monday and remain that way into the middle of next week, rising again ahead of the aforementioned front that is likely to arrive Thursday night. Timing on that front may vary as the models struggle sometimes with pattern changes after prolonged ridging, but nevertheless, a return to some marine headlines may be warranted. Kristell (Issued: 824 PM PST Sat Jan 25 2025 by NOAA)