Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-51 2013 December 15 at 6:38 p.m. MST (2013 December 16 0138 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 9-15 No space weather storms were observed during the period. Outlook For December 16-22 There is a chance for R1 or greater radio blackouts during the forecast period, and a chance for a G1 geomagnetic storm, particularly on 04 January. Data used ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1917 S15W37 077 0340 Dkc 10 33 Beta-Gamma 1918 S10W15 055 0170 Cao 06 11 Beta-Gamma 19 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 349 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W90 143 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1917 S15W24 077 0260 Dkc 09 26 Beta-Gamma 1918 S1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 348 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W79 146 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1917 S15W10 077 0220 Dai 07 11 Beta-Gamma 1918 S0 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 12, 2013 http://spaceweather.com GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Last night, NASA cameras recorded more than a dozen fireballs over the USA. Geminid activity should remain relatively high for the next three or four nights, with a peak expected on Dec. 13-14. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and observing tips. GEOMAGNETIC STORM: On Dec. 7th, a solar wind ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 347 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W64 143 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1916 S13W90 169 0120 Eac 12 04 Beta 1917 S15E04 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 12 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 346 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W52 144 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1916 S12W78 171 0320 Ekc 12 20 Beta-Gamma 1917 S1 ...Continue Reading

Partial Data Outage Update: On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, SWPC conducted a test of its newly installed backup site. Further testing is scheduled for both Tuesday and Wednesday, December 17-18, 2013, between the hours of 8:00am and 12:00 noon MST. At those times SWPC will experience partial data outages. The backup site and its testing are critical to ensure that space weather data and products will continue to be disseminated if there is an outage at our primary facility. At this time NOAA does not have the ca ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 11 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 345 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W38 143 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1916 S12W64 169 0350 Ekc 12 27 Beta-Gamma 1917 S1 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (10 December 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Cloud Towers http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82521&src=eoa-iotd * Smog Shrouds Eastern China http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82535&src=eoa-iotd * Dune movement around Aorounga http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82517&src=eoa-iotd * Taylor Valley, Antarctica http://eartho ...Continue Reading