NOAA SEC Space Weather Advisory Outlook #02- 43

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

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #02- 43

2002 October 22 at 10:43 a.m. MDT (2002 October 22 1643 UTC)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For October 14-20

Space weather reached moderate levels. A category G2 (moderate)
geomagnetic storm was observed on October 14th. Category R1 (minor)
radio blackouts occurred on October 15th and on October 20th due to
energetic solar flares. For a list of adverse system effects related
to space weather storms, please refer to the NOAA Space Weather
Scales.

Outlook For October 23-29

Space weather is expected to reach minor levels. Category G1 (minor)
geomagnetic storms are possible late in the week due to a returning
coronal hole. Additional category R1 (minor) radio blackouts are
possible during the week from an active sunspot region know to NOAA
space weather forecasters as Active Region 162.

Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services
and other observatories, universities, and institutions. For more
information, including email services, see SEC’s Space Weather
Advisories Web site http://sec.noaa.gov/advisories or (303) 497-5127.

The NOAA Public Affairs contact is Barbara McGehan at
Barbara.McGehan@noaa.gov or (303) 497-6288.