Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-58 2012 December 17 at 12:48 a.m. MST (2012 December 17 0748 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 10-16 No space-weather storms ere observed during the period. Outlook For December 17-23 There is a slight chance of an R1 event during the forecast period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, US ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Dec 17 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 352 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1629 N11W75 240 0080 Dso 09 07 Beta 1631 N20W60 225 0140 Dsi 09 15 Beta 1633 S07E54 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2012 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 1629 N11W62 240 0170 Dso 09 09 Beta 1631 N21W46 224 0120 Dai 09 19 Beta 1632 N17W56 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Dec 2012 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 1629 N11W49 240 0170 Dai 09 12 Beta 1630 N20W66 257 0010 Bxo 07 02 Beta 1631 N21W33 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN SOUTHWESTERN ASIA A dust storm struck southwestern Asia on December 13, 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79992&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 13, 2012 (Posted on Dec 13, 2012 4:00 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazar ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 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 349 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Dec 2012 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 1629 N11W36 240 0120 Dai 09 14 Beta 1630 N20W52 256 0050 Dao 07 08 Beta 1631 N21W20 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN Tropical Cyclone Evan brought strong winds and floods to Samoa in early December 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79989&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 13, 2012 (Posted on Dec 13, 2012 1:53 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natu ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 13, 2012 http://spaceweather.com GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Around the world, observers are counting as many as 60 shooting stars per hour, a number which could increase sharply as the shower peaks on the night of Dec. 13-14. Wherever you live, the best time to look is during the dark hours between local midnight and sunrise. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 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 348 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Dec 2012 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 1629 N11W24 238 0120 Dao 09 15 Beta 1630 N19W39 253 0030 Dai 07 15 Beta 1631 N20W08 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN NEW MEXICO A winter storm dropped heavy snow on parts of New Mexico in early December 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79969&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 10, 2012 (Posted on Dec 11, 2012 3:52 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHI ...Continue Reading