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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 May 13 1241 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 13 May 2017 until 15 May 2017
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
13 May 2017069008
14 May 2017070008
15 May 2017070015

Bulletin

There are no numbered active regions on the visible side of the Sun and solar activity is extremely low, without reported flares. The new active region is rotating from behind of the East solar limb, presently only partially on the visible side of the Sun. We expect a low level of flaring activity to persist in the coming hours. No Earth directed CMEs have been observed and the solar protons remained at background level in the past 24 hours.

The solar wind speed has decreased to value of about 300 km/s and the interplanetary magnetic field magnitude is about 2nT. The geomagnetic conditions are quiet and we expect it will remain so in the coming hours. The arrival of the fast solar wind, from the extended equatorial coronal hole which crossed central meridian yesterday, is expected on the midday of May 15 and it might induce active geomagnetic conditions.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 15 stations.

Solar indices for 12 May 2017

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux069
AK Chambon La Forêt012
AK Wingst012
Estimated Ap009
Estimated international sunspot number007 - 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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