:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Aug 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 233 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Aug 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1818 S05W76 218 0210 Hax 02 02 Alpha 1820 S12W34 177 0060 Dai 05 10 Beta-Gamma 1823 S0 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (20 August 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Dusting the Virtues of Snow http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/DirtySnow/?src=eoa-features Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.n ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for August 20, 2013 http://spaceweather.com SUNDIVING COMET AND CME: A small comet plunged into the sun this morning. Just before it arrived, the sun expelled a magnificent full-halo CME. Did the comet survive? Find out what happened at http://spaceweather.com. CHANCE OF STORMS: There is a slight chance of polar geomagnetic storms on Aug. 20-21 when Earth is expected to pass through the wake of a CME that left the sun a few days ago. Geomagnetic storm alerts are available from http://spaceweathe ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2072 Issue Time: 2013 Aug 20 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2071 Begin Time: 2013 Aug 16 1800 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6050 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Aug 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 232 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Aug 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1817 S19W88 243 0060 Cso 04 03 Beta 1818 S04W61 217 0250 Hkx 04 03 Alpha 1820 S12W19 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MONTANA AND IDAHO Fires in Montana and Idaho * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81841&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 10, 2013 (Posted on Aug 12, 2013 5:55 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON UTOR Once a powerful super typhoon, Utor struck the Philippines on August 12 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2071 Issue Time: 2013 Aug 19 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2070 Begin Time: 2013 Aug 16 1800 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4650 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-33 2013 August 18 at 8:43 p.m. MDT (2013 August 19 0243 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 12-18 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 12 Aug and 17 Aug due to flare activity from active Regions 1817 and 1818 respectively. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 16 Aug due to effects from a coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Aug 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 231 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Aug 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1817 S21W70 240 0140 Cao 12 06 Beta 1818 S06W47 217 0260 Cko 06 07 Beta-Delta 1820 S13 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2070 Issue Time: 2013 Aug 18 0541 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2069 Begin Time: 2013 Aug 16 1800 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4301 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading