Viewing archive of Friday, 22 February 2019

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2019 Feb 22 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 22 Feb 2019 until 24 Feb 2019
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
22 Feb 2019070005
23 Feb 2019070006
24 Feb 2019070003

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. The dynamic filament, now located near N15W20, has grown to a length of about 20 degrees. No earth- directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed over the last 24 hours. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values. A negative polarity equatorial coronal hole has started its transit of the central meridian.

Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

The earth environment remained under the influence of the wind stream from the positive polarity coronal hole (CH). Solar wind speed was fairly steady, varying mostly between 440 and 470 km/s with a 1-hour high near 500 km/s shortly after midnight (DSCOVR). Bz oscillated between -5 and +6 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field was directed away from the Sun (positive sector) until 06UT, moving into a negative sector afterwards. Geomagnetic activity was at quiet to unsettled levels.

Mostly quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions are expected, with a waning chance on an isolated active episode.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 13 stations.

Solar indices for 21 Feb 2019

Wolf number Catania013
10cm solar flux071
AK Chambon La Forêt020
AK Wingst013
Estimated Ap013
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 21 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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