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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 May 19 1232 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 19 May 2017 until 21 May 2017
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

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

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
19 May 2017072023
20 May 2017072024
21 May 2017072024

Bulletin

In the past 24 hours, no C flares were observed. Very low solar activity (no C flares) is expected in the next 24 hours. Solar wind speed measured by DSCOVR decreased from about 400 to 370 km/s until around 20h UT on May 18, when it increased again to current values of about 480 km/s. The magnitude of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) varied between about 3 and 13 nT. Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions (K Dourbes between 1 and 3; NOAA Kp between 1 and 3) were registered in the past 24 hours. Active (K Dourbes = 4) to minor storm conditions (K Dourbes = 5) are possible on May 19, 20 and 21, due to the expected high speed stream from a negative equatorial coronal hole.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 023, based on 15 stations.

Solar indices for 18 May 2017

Wolf number Catania025
10cm solar flux072
AK Chambon La Forêt015
AK Wingst011
Estimated Ap013
Estimated international sunspot number021 - Based on 26 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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