Viewing archive of Thursday, 8 September 2016

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2016 Sep 08 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 08 Sep 2016 until 10 Sep 2016
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

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

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
08 Sep 2016092016
09 Sep 2016092008
10 Sep 2016091011

Bulletin

NOAA 2585 has a small delta in its main trailing spot and produced several B-class events, the strongest a B8.3 flare peaking at 04:47UT. The two other regions (NOAA 2588 and Catania 28) were quiet. The 40-degrees long filament in the northwest quadrant remained quiet. Currently available coronagraphic imagery revealed no earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CME).

A C-class flare is possible, with a small chance on an isolated M-class event.

Solar wind speed varied mostly between 450 and 510 km/s. Bz fluctuated between -5 and +4 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) was predominantly directed away from the Sun (positive). Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions were observed, with an active episode during the 12-15UT interval (Dourbes) and during the 03-06UT interval (Kp).

Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions are expected, with still an active episode possible. There's a small chance that high speed streams from two polar coronal hole extensions (one at +30 degrees and another at -35 degrees) may influence the earth environment from 11 September onwards.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 051, based on 22 stations.

Solar indices for 07 Sep 2016

Wolf number Catania091
10cm solar flux093
AK Chambon La Forêt020
AK Wingst014
Estimated Ap015
Estimated international sunspot number061 - Based on 34 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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