WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Wet and windy weather is continuing to pelt the region this week.

The National Weather Service has given a sharper scope on the previously-forecasted atmospheric river expected to impact western Washington midweek.

A wind advisory is going into effect beginning Tuesday afternoon at 1 and expected to last until 7 p.m. the next day. The NWS says 20 to 30 mph winds are predicted with gusts as high as 50 mph during this time. Southerly winds will still be in the forecast before the advisory and last through the week.

Notably, minor coastal flooding is also predicted for Whatcom and San Juan counties – primarily Cherry Point and Friday Harbor – on Wednesday, Nov. 11. High tides at shorelines are likely to impact those locations.

As for rain, multiple weather systems in the region will bring lowland rain and snow in high elevations through Wednesday. No more than an inch or so of rain is predicted through Tuesday night.

Snow is expected to fall as low as between 800 and 500 ft elevation through Wednesday.

The NWS says that more weather systems expected later this week will bring more gusty winds, lowland rain, mountain snow and high surf conditions out on the coast of the Olympic Peninsula.