Status Report

NOAA SEC Space Weather Advisory Outlook: #03- 33

By SpaceRef Editor
August 18, 2003
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Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment Center
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #03- 33
2003 August 18 at 11:09 a.m. MDT (2003 August 18 1709 UTC)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For August 11-17

Space weather during the week reached minor levels. At category G1
(minor) geomagnetic storm occurred on August 12th and 13th. This storm
was the result of high speed solar wind from a coronal hole on the sun.
For a list of adverse system effects related to space weather storms,
please refer to the NOAA Space Weather Scales.

Outlook For August 20-26

Space weather for the next week is expected to reach minor levels. A
large coronal hole and its high speed solar wind is expected to produce
a G1 geomagnetic storm towards the end of the week. There is a slight
chance of a category R1 radio blackout during the week.

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.

SpaceRef staff editor.