:Issued: 2012 May 05 1229 UTC :Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/meu #--------------------------------------------------------------------# # DAILY BULLETIN ON SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY from the SIDC # # (RWC Belgium) # #--------------------------------------------------------------------# SIDC URSIGRAM 20505 SIDC SOLAR BULLETIN 05 May 2012, 1209UT SIDC FORECAST (valid from 1230UT, 05 May 2012 until 07 May 2012) SOLAR FLARES : Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >= 50%) GEOMAGNETISM : Quiet (A<20 and K<4) SOLAR PROTONS : Quiet PREDICTIONS FOR 05 May 2012 10CM FLUX: 112 / AP: 003 PREDICTIONS FOR 06 May 2012 10CM FLUX: 110 / AP: 001 PREDICTIONS FOR 07 May 2012 10CM FLUX: 112 / AP: 007 COMMENT: Solar activity is expected to stay at eruptive level with C-class flares likely from NOAA ARs 1469, 1470, 1471 and 1475, as well as from a yet unnumbered AR (Catania 25), currently on the East limb, which produced a C6.8 flare on May 5th, 09:34 UT peak time. NOAA AR 1471 produced a weak C flare on the same day around 06:00UT, possibly associated with a CME, but no LASCO data is available at the time this report is prepared. Geomagnetic activity is expected to be mostly quiet for the next 48 hours. TODAY'S ESTIMATED ISN : 060, BASED ON 05 STATIONS. SOLAR INDICES FOR 4 May 2012 WOLF NUMBER CATANIA : 108 10CM SOLAR FLUX : 114 AK CHAMBON LA FORET : 005 AK WINGST : 004 ESTIMATED AP : 003 ESTIMATED ISN : 061, BASED ON 23 STATIONS. NOTICEABLE EVENTS SUMMARY DAY BEGIN MAX END LOC XRAY OP 10CM RADIO BURST TYPES Catania NOAA NOTE NONE END BT #--------------------------------------------------------------------# # Solar Influences Data analysis Center - RWC Belgium # # Royal Observatory of Belgium # # Fax : 32 (0) 2 373 0 224 # # Tel.: 32 (0) 2 373 0 491 # # # # For more information, see http://sidc.be/products/meu # # Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments # # and suggestions to 'sidctech@oma.be'. If you are unable to use # # that address, use 'rvdlinden@spd.aas.org' instead. # # To unsubscribe, visit http://sidc.be/registration/unsub.php # #--------------------------------------------------------------------#