NW: 30-Ft Waves, 115 MPH Winds, 8 Feet of Snow

It's been a heck of a week in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada. During the storm on Monday night, Crystal Mountain, Washington gusted to 115 mph; over 20,000 lost power in the Seattle area. Over 10 inches of rain fell at one location in Washington according to AccuWeather.com's Ken Clark. Today a second storm is powering through the area with similar, though generally lighter, wind gusts. Winds are even gusting in the 60's all the way down into California.

Further north, Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort (the Official Alpine Skiing Venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games) is breaking its November snow record. According to this article and our own Brett Anderson, they were getting close to the record yesterday but according to the Whistler website this morning: "418cms have fallen so far, smashing our record for all time snowiest November!" They also say they measured 56 cm (22 in.) in the last 24 hours and 250 cm (98 inches or over 8 feet!) this week.

Offshore, 20-foot waves have been common off the Washington and B.C. coasts this week, with waves measured over 30 feet at Buoy #46050 20 miles off the coast of Oregon Monday night.

Here's a list of the highest wind gusts I saw this morning:

Hurricane Ridge, WA: 107 mph*Crystal Mountain, WA: 85 mphMt. Hebo, OR: 72 mphToke Point, WA: 74 mph*Lopez Village, WA: 72 mph

*Unofficial; data looks a little funny but based on nearby stations I think these obs are OK

And here's a list from earlier this week:

WASHINGTON:

Crystal Mountain: 115 mph Mount Baker: 88 mph Tokeland: 71 mph

OREGON:

Waldport, OR: 95 mph Garibaldi, OR: 89 mph Joseph, OR: 88 mph Pacific City, OR: 82 mph Near Tillamook, OR: 82 mph Cape Foulweather, OR: 81 mph