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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 Feb 13 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 13 Feb 2017 until 15 Feb 2017
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
13 Feb 2017077003
14 Feb 2017077006
15 Feb 2017077007

Bulletin

In the past 24 hours, no C flares were observed. Very low solar activity (no C flares) is expected in the next 24 hours. Solar wind speed measured by DSCOVR varied between about 320 and 350 km/s in the past 24 hours, while the magnitude of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) varied between about 1 and 8 nT. Quiet geomagnetic conditions (K Dourbes between 1 and 2; NOAA Kp between 0 and 2) were registered in the past 24 hours. Quiet to unsettled levels (K Dourbes < 4) are expected on February 13, 14 and 15.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 016, based on 21 stations.

Solar indices for 12 Feb 2017

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux076
AK Chambon La Forêt008
AK Wingst004
Estimated Ap003
Estimated international sunspot number017 - Based on 12 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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