A frontal system will move across the area today, bringing gusty southerly winds to the majority of the area waters. A Gale Warning remains in effect for the coastal waters with frequent gusts to 40 kt likely. Winds across the interior waters will increase to 20-30 kt through the morning hours ahead of the front and will remain breezy into the evening before easing. Thus, small craft advisories have been issued for the interior waters from the Puget Sound waters up to the Canadian border. A push of westerly winds down the Strait of Juan de Fuca will likely yield small craft westerlies in the wake of the front into Friday morning. Winds will then ease on Friday as high pressure starts to build back over the northeastern Pacific. High pressure will persist over the coastal waters through the weekend. Guidance then hints at a trough extending northward along the Washington coast by early Monday. Should this come to fruition, this would allow for winds to briefly turn offshore on Monday. Offshore winds will be short-lived, however, as high pressure over the northeastern Pacific builds back over the coastal waters by Monday evening. A frontal system may clip the waters early next week as it moves inland to the north, but does not look to bring much impact to the area at this time. Seas over the coastal waters persisting at 4-6 ft morning will build towards 9-11 ft today and remain at this range into Friday. Seas will subside towards 4-6 ft again over the weekend and hover between this range into early next week. 14 (Issued: 912 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025 by NOAA)