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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 Feb 09 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 09 Feb 2017 until 11 Feb 2017
Solar flares

C-class flares expected, (probability >=50%)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
09 Feb 2017073007
10 Feb 2017074007
11 Feb 2017075007

Bulletin

Minor C-class flaring occurred from a new region (NOAA AR 2635) that emerged to the north of NOAA AR 2634. The strongest was a C1.3 flare peaking at 03:26 UT. More C-class flares can be expected.

No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been detected. Solar protons have remained at background levels over the past 24 hours.

Geomagnetic conditions have been at k = 2-3 levels. Solar wind speed is now at 415 km/s with interplanetary magnetic fields of 5 nT. The expected high speed stream (HSS) from the equatorial coronal hole has missed the Earth. Quiet geomagnetic conditions expected.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 017, based on 01 stations.

Solar indices for 08 Feb 2017

Wolf number Catania025
10cm solar flux073
AK Chambon La Forêt011
AK Wingst004
Estimated Ap004
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 08 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

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Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Gillam, MB, Iqaluit, NU
Nuuk
The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-6.84nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C6.12

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