Space Weather News for Feb. 22, 2021 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com A CME IS COMING: Over the weekend, a dark filament of magnetism on the sun blew up, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. NOAA computer models confirm that the CME should sideswipe Earth on Feb. 23rd or 24th. The glancing blow could cause minor G1-class geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras. Full story @ Spaceweather.com. Instant solar flare alerts: Sign up for Space Weather Ale ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-9 2021 February 21 at 7:03 p.m. MST (2021 February 22 0203 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For February 15-21 No significant space weather was observed during the summary period. Outlook For February 22-28 No significant space weather is expected over the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 22 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 53 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2803 N20E38 277 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3101 Issue Time: 2021 Feb 21 0557 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Feb 21 0535 UTC Station: GOES16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 21 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 52 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2803 N21E49 280 0010 Axx 02 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 20 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 51 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2803 N21E62 280 0030 Axx 01 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Storms in the southern half of the basin tend to form between November and April. * Tropical Cyclone Guambe (Image from Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 19, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147958/tropical-cyclone-guambe/?src=nha -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STOR ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 19 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 50 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2802 N19W38 033 0015 Bxo 04 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Feb 18 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 49 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Feb 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Feb Nmbr Location Lo None I ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER 2020-21 Cold temperatures, snowfall, and winter storms mark the 2020-21 winter season. * Extreme Winter Weather Causes U.S. Blackouts (Image from Feb 16, 2021; Posted Feb 16, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147941/extreme-winter-weather-causes-us-blackouts/?src=nha ------------------------ ...Continue Reading