Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-33 2015 August 16 at 3:20 p.m. MDT (2015 August 16 2120 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 10-16 G1 (minor) and G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 15 and 16 August. G3 (strong) geomagnetic storms were also observed on 15 August. This activity was due to effects from a coronal mass ejection (CME) that left the Sun on 12 August. Outloo ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2228 Issue Time: 2015 Aug 16 1815 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Aug 16 1800 UTC Station: GOES13 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: 2015 Aug 16 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 228 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2400 N18W18 313 0030 Cao 05 05 Beta 2401 S11E22 273 0030 Cri 07 08 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 15 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 227 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2396 S18W91 039 0040 Cao 04 03 Beta 2400 N17W05 313 0050 Cao 05 05 Beta 2401 S12E37 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Aug. 14, 2015 http://spaceweather.com GIGANTIC JETS OVER HURRICANE HILDA: A rare form of upward lightning that reaches almost to the edge of space has been observed shooting up from Hurricane Hilda as the storm approaches Hawaii. See the video and learn more about these "gigantic jets" on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS: The planet Venus is turning into a whisper-thin crescent as it passes almost directly between the Earth and Sun this weeken ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 14 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 226 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2396 S18W79 040 0230 Eac 14 09 Beta 2400 N17E07 314 0050 Dao 05 07 Beta 2401 S11E50 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SMOKE OVER THE BOHAI SEA Fires associated with a massive explosion in Tianjin's port sent dark smoke drifting over the Bohai Sea. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86410&src=nha *** Image from Aug 13, 2015 (Posted on Aug 13, 2015 11:55 AM) DUST STORM OFF WESTERN SAHARA Thick plumes of Saharan d ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 13 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 225 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2396 S18W65 039 0560 Ekc 14 23 Beta 2398 N16W08 342 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2399 S16W14 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Heavy monsoon rains caused rivers to swell across Burma (Myanmar), leading to most severe flooding the country has seen in decades. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86394&src=nha *** Image from Aug 29, 2013 (Posted on Aug 11, 2015 2:19 PM) ------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2227 Issue Time: 2015 Aug 12 1327 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2226 Begin Time: 2015 Aug 09 1340 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4103 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading