Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01
Serial Number: 76
Issue Time: 2012 Jan 27 1946 UTC
SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1
Begin Time: 2012 Jan 27 1737 UTC
Maximum Time: 2012 Jan 27 1837 UTC
End Time: 2012 Jan 27 1856 UTC
X-ray Class: X1.7
Optical Class: 1f
Location: N27W71
NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong
NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales
Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the
sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Wide area
blackout of HF radio communication, loss of radio contact for about
an hour.
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