Space Weather News for May 14, 2013 http://spaceweather.com Solar activity is high. During a 24 hour period straddling May 13th and 14th, the sun unleashed three X-class solar flares. These are the strongest flares of the year so far, and they signal a significant increase in solar activity. The source of the flares, a large sunspot on the sun's eastern limb, appears poised to erupt again as it turns toward Earth. Check http://spaceweather.com for updates and more information. SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 May 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 134 Issued at 0030Z on 14 May 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1738 N20W62 075 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 1741 S21W29 042 0010 Bxo 03 05 Beta 1742 N30W06 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Notable fires in California in 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81085&src=nha *** OLI(Landsat 8) image from Mar 18, 2010 (Posted on May 08, 2013 3:29 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE MAHASEN Mahasen formed as a tropical storm over the northern ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE MAHASEN Mahasen formed as a tropical storm over the northern Indian Ocean in early May 2013 and moved northward over the Bay of Bengal. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81117&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 13, 2013 (Posted on May 13, 2013 1:14 PM) ------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for May 13, 2013 http://spaceweather.com X-FLARE: A sunspot hiding behind the sun's eastern limb erupted on May 13th at 02:17 UT, producing the strongest solar flare of the year so far (X1.7). The blast site will turn toward Earth in a few days. This will give forecasters a better view of the active region and allow them to gauge its potential for more explosions. Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates and images of today's X-flare. SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when solar flares a ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-19 2013 May 13 at 1:52 a.m. MDT (2013 May 13 0752 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For May 6-12 R1 (minor) radio blackouts were observed on 10 May from Region 1745 and on 12 May from a region beyond the east limb. Outlook For May 13-19 R1 (minor) and R2 (moderate) radio blackouts are likely with a chance for R3 (strong) radio blackouts or greater during ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 May 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 133 Issued at 0030Z on 13 May 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1738 N17W59 086 0010 Bxo 08 04 Beta 1739 N11W53 080 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1740 S21W39 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 May 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 132 Issued at 0030Z on 12 May 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1734 S19W88 128 0310 Hkx 05 02 Alpha 1738 N17W43 083 0040 Cao 05 04 Beta 1739 N11W39 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 May 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 131 Issued at 0030Z on 11 May 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1734 S18W76 129 0310 Hkx 03 02 Alpha 1736 S08W85 138 0240 Dai 09 10 Beta-Gamma 1738 N1 ...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 ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULA A dust storm blew across the Arabian Peninsula in early May 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81092&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 08, 2013 (Posted on May 09, 2013 4:14 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Na ...Continue Reading