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Thursday, June 06, 2024 16:29:03

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Space Weather Conditions
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24-Hour Observed Maximums
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Current Space Weather Conditions
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R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Space Weather Summary

  • Solar Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu

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R2 Moderate radio blackout/GOES SUVI imagery
Request for Communications Impacts from May 2024 G5 Storm
R2 (Moderate) HF Radio Blackout Event on 06 June 2024
Thursday, June 06, 2024 16:26 UTC

An M6.1 flare occurred from Region 3697 at 06/1506 UTC. No associated CME has been detected in coronagraph imagery.

June 11: Planned Network Outage
Tuesday, June 04, 2024 21:14 UTC

On Tuesday, June 11, between 1500 UTC and 2100 UTC, SWPC will perform a major network upgrade.

New Path for Space Weather Collaboration Among Federal Agencies
Tuesday, June 04, 2024 21:13 UTC

Space weather scientists at NOAA and experts across the government celebrated a new collaborative effort to improve space weather forecasts and services to mitigate impacts of space weather.

Official Request for Communications Impacts from May 2024 G5 Storm
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 20:26 UTC

The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) seeks comment on any observed impacts to commu

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GOES Proton Flux
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NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms
Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)