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Here's yesterday's NOAA Space Weather Advisory Bulletin for a comparison to the one posted above.



December 13, 2006 Space Weather
Advisory Bulletin #06- 4


ACTIVE SUNSPOT GROUP
PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT FLARE


NOAA sunspot Region 930 produced a category R3 (Strong) radio blackout with an associated S2 (Moderate) solar radiation storm at 0240 UTC, 13 December (9:40 P.M. EST, 12 December).

The SOHO/LASCO instrument also observed a powerful and fast Earth directed coronal mass ejection with this activity.

As a result of this activity, a significant geomagnetic storm is expected to impact the Earth approximately 1800 UTC, 14 December (1:00 P.M. EST).

NOAA sunspot Region 930 yielded a strong R3 radio blackout and a strong S3 solar radiation storm on 05 December. This region has been unproductive over the past five days.

The active region is now a large sunspot cluster which is still rotating across the visible disk. Because of the current position of Region 930, further activity has greater potential to promptly impact Earth.

Agencies impacted by space weather storms should continue to closely monitor space weather conditions during the next five days.

Space Weather Advisory Bulletin #06- 4


18 posted on 12/14/2006 2:13:24 PM PST by bd476
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To: bd476

I wonder if this is causing the power problems we're having in the Seattle area this morning.


19 posted on 12/14/2006 2:17:42 PM PST by Ramius ([sip])
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