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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2016 Jan 09 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 09 Jan 2016 until 11 Jan 2016
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
09 Jan 2016109007
10 Jan 2016111010
11 Jan 2016113008

Bulletin

Solar activity is very low, no C-class flares in past 24h. There are active regions (NOAA AR 2880, 2481, 2482) capable of producing some in the coming hours. Solar wind speed at the Earth is 450 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field magnitudes of 5 nT. Geomagnetic conditions have been quiet and are expected to remain so, except if the CME from January 6 arrives to the Earth late on January 10 (20% chances) and elevate conditions to active levels.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 089, based on 05 stations.

Solar indices for 08 Jan 2016

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux109
AK Chambon La Forêt012
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap007
Estimated international sunspot number075 - Based on 24 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

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

All times in UTC

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