Issued: 2021 Sep 18 1231 UTC
C-class flares expected, (probability >=50%)
Quiet (A<20 and K<4)
Quiet
10cm flux | Ap | |
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18 Sep 2021 | 074 | 011 |
19 Sep 2021 | 076 | 004 |
20 Sep 2021 | 078 | 001 |
The solar activity was at low levels with only one detection of a C2.6 flare during the last 24 hours. There are currently no Active Regions (AR) visible from Earth, however the C-class activity came at 08:33 UT from an AR expected to soon turn into view. NOAA plage 2870 is also present on the front side of the solar disk, but did not produce any noticeable activity. For the next 24 hours more C-class activity is likely and an M-class flare is possible from the same AR, however it is difficult to provide a reliable estimation as its magnetic complexity is currently unknown.
No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in the available coronagraph imagery over the past 24 hours.
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal levels in the past 24 hours and is expected to remain so in the next 24 hours. The greater than 2MeV electron flux was below the 1000 pfu threshold and is expected to remain so in the next 24 hours. The 24h fluence for the greater than 2MeV electron flux was at nominal levels and is expected to remain so in the next 24 hours.
The Solar Wind (SW) parameters as observed by ACE and DSCOVR are affected again from the CME observed in 13 Sep 12:00 UT. The SW speed gradually increased from 320 to 420 km/s during the last 24 hours. The total magnetic field (Btot) varied between 2.3 and 15.2 nT, while its Bz component between -13.5 and 11.6 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field phi angle was predominantly in the positive sector (directed away from the Sun) until today 04:00 UT and has turned negative since. The SW conditions are expected to gradually return to a slow wind regime, unless another component of the CME of the 13 Sep arrives.
The geomagnetic conditions over the past 24 hours were globally quiet (NOAA Kp index 1-2) and locally quiet to active (K Dourbes 1-4). In the next 24 hours they are expected to become quiet both globally and locally.
Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 23 stations.
Wolf number Catania | 000 |
10cm solar flux | 073 |
AK Chambon La Forêt | 039 |
AK Wingst | 026 |
Estimated Ap | 028 |
Estimated international sunspot number | 000 - Based on 27 stations |
Day | Begin | Max | End | Loc | Strength | OP | 10cm | Catania/NOAA | Radio burst types | |
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None |
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