NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #12-5

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-5

2012 January 31 at 9:58 a.m. MST (2012 January 31 1658 UTC)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For January 23-29

Category R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts were observed on 23 and 27 January due to flare activity from active sunspot Region 1402.

A category S1 (Minor) solar radiation storm was observed on 23 January to the end of the summary period, a category S2 (Moderate) was observed on 23-25 and 27-29 January, and a category S3 (Strong) was observed on 23-24 January due to solar activity from active sunspot Region 1402. A category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm occurred on 24 January due to a coronal mass ejec tion.

Outlook For February 1-7

No space weather storms are expected.

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