NOAA SEC Space Weather Outlook #01-3 16 Jan 2001

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

SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK #01- 3

2001 January 16 at 02:13 p.m. MST (2001 January 16 2113 UT)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For January 8-14

Space weather was at minor levels. Isolated category R1 (minor) radio
blackouts occurred on Jan. 9 – 10 due to moderate-sized solar flares.
Category R1 radio blackouts are usually associated with the following
system effects on the sunlit side of Earth: minor degradation of
high-frequency radio communication with occasional loss of radio
contact and brief degradation of low-frequency navigation signals.
There were no geomagnetic storms or solar radiation storms during the
period.

Outlook For January 17-23

Space weather is expected to remain at minor levels. There will be a
fair chance for an isolated category R1 radio blackout sometime during
the period with system effects comparable to those mentioned above. No
solar radiation storms or geomagnetic storms are expected.

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. More
information is available at SEC’s Web site http://sec.noaa.gov or
(303) 497-5127. The NOAA Public Affairs contact is Barbara McGehan
at bmcgehan@boulder.noaa.gov or (303) 497-6288.