:Issued: 2012 Oct 17 1246 UTC :Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/meu #--------------------------------------------------------------------# # DAILY BULLETIN ON SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY from the SIDC # # (RWC Belgium) # #--------------------------------------------------------------------# SIDC URSIGRAM 21017 SIDC SOLAR BULLETIN 17 Oct 2012, 0716UT SIDC FORECAST (valid from 1230UT, 17 Oct 2012 until 19 Oct 2012) SOLAR FLARES : Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >= 50%) GEOMAGNETISM : Quiet (A<20 and K<4) SOLAR PROTONS : Quiet PREDICTIONS FOR 17 Oct 2012 10CM FLUX: 141 / AP: 011 PREDICTIONS FOR 18 Oct 2012 10CM FLUX: 139 / AP: 007 PREDICTIONS FOR 19 Oct 2012 10CM FLUX: 143 / AP: 007 COMMENT: Solar activity has been eruptive during the past 24 hours, featuring five C flares, especially from NOAA AR 11589 and 11593. C-level flares are expected within the next 48 hours, with a slight chance for an M flare. A solar sector boundary crossing from positive to negative was observed on October 16 at 15:06 UT. Geomagnetic activity was at quiet levels (K Dourbes between 1 and 3; NOAA Kp between 1 and 2) during the past 24 hours. Quiet (K Dourbes < 4) geomagnetic activity is expected for October 17, 18 and 19. TODAY'S ESTIMATED ISN : 070, BASED ON 05 STATIONS. SOLAR INDICES FOR 16 Oct 2012 WOLF NUMBER CATANIA : /// 10CM SOLAR FLUX : 137 AK CHAMBON LA FORET : 011 AK WINGST : 006 ESTIMATED AP : 006 ESTIMATED ISN : 077, BASED ON 19 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 # #--------------------------------------------------------------------#