A STRANGE NEW SUNSPOT: A new sunspot is emerging in the sun’s southern hemisphere–and it’s a little strange. For one thing, it is circular. For another, its magnetic field is tilted 90 degrees away from normal sunspots. This one merits watching.
NOAA STI
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2022 Jun 09 0905 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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# Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 June follow.
Solar flux 100 and estimated planetary A-index 5.
The estimated planetary K-index at 0900 UTC on 09 June was 1.
No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
NOAA Alerts
Space Weather Message Code: WARK04
Serial Number: 4112
Issue Time: 2022 Jun 06 1936 UTC
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Valid From: 2022 Jun 06 1935 UTC
Valid To: 2022 Jun 06 2359 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents – Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Aurora – Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.
SFI = 100
A index = 5
K index = 2
SSN = 0