"Air Mass & Weather Systems Nicknames"

1. Alberta Clipper:   Low pressure weather systems that form on the eastern side of the
                      Rocky Mountains in the region of Alberta Province, Canada. 
                      They move rapidy Southeast over the Eastern & Central United
                      States producung a low amount of snowfall in the winter and
                      a low anmount of rainfall in the summer due to the fact they
                      do not contain much moisture.



2. Pineapple Express: Is a series of moist weather systems which orginate near Hawaii.
                      Move Northeast and enter the Western United States from Washington, 
                      south to the California Coast, producing heavy rainfall over this region 
                      which in turn produce mud and land slides.


3. Siberian Express:  An Arctic Air Mass which developes over the Arctic or near 
                      Siberia, Russia. They contain extreamly frigid temperatures well
                      below zero and are fast moving. These air masses affect the