Strong winds will trigger a High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory for Western Washington Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. The strongest winds will be along the coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Cascade Foothills with gusts up to 65 mph possible. The rest of the Puget Sound will be breezy, with gusts around 45-50 mph.

Residents of the northwest are bracing this week for an incoming atmospheric river poised to slam Northern California, Oregon and Washington this week, bringing heavy rain and potential hurricane-force winds to the region.