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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2019 Sep 30 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 30 Sep 2019 until 02 Oct 2019
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Active conditions expected (A>=20 or K=4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
30 Sep 2019067019
01 Oct 2019067016
02 Oct 2019067011

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. The Sun was spotless again. No earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed in available coronagraphic imagery. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values.

Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

Solar wind speed declined from initial values around 530 km/s to 440 km/s at the end of the period (ACE). Bz was weakly but almost continuously negative with sustained values near -5 nT. These solar wind conditions resulted in some active geomagnetic intervals in both Kp and K Dourbes. The interplanetary magnetic field (phi angle) was mostly directed away from the Sun (positive sector).

Geomagnetic activity is expected to be mostly at quiet to unsettled levels, as the Earth remains under the gradually weakening influence from the coronal hole wind stream. There remains a chance on an active episode.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 25 stations.

Solar indices for 29 Sep 2019

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux067
AK Chambon La Forêt030
AK Wingst014
Estimated Ap016
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 26 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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The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
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