King tides, the highest tides of the year, will come to Puget Sound this week.

King tides occur when the Earth, moon and sun align and gravity causes unusually high tides. The high tide in Seattle was expected to be around 12.47 feet around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The high tide in Seattle is expected to reach 12.5 feet around 7:30 a.m. Saturday and 12.3 feet around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Olympia area could see tides as high as about 16 feet this weekend.

A coastal flood advisory remains in effect for the immediate coast, including Westport in Grays Harbor County. This could lead to flooding of parking lots, parks and roads, but only isolated road closures are expected. Strong surf can knock people off their feet, move driftwood a

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