NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #14-2

Space Weather Outlook

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-2

2014 January 13 at 12:44 a.m. MST (2014 January 13 0744 UTC)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For January 6-12

Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 07-08 January due to flare activity from Regions 1946 and 1947.

Category R2 (Moderate) and R3 (Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 07 January due to flare activity from Region 1944.

A category S1 (Minor) solar radiation storm was observed beginning on 06 January, increased to S2 (Moderate) levels on 07 January followed by S3 (Strong) levels on 08 January due to a combination of flare activity from active sunspot Regions 1936 and 1944.  Solar radiation storms fell below the S1 threshold on 11 January. 

Outlook For January 13-19

There is a chance for category R1 to R2 (Minor to Moderate) radio blackouts on 13-14 January due to potential solar flare activity from Region 1944.

There is a chance for a category S1 (Minor) solar radiation storm on 13-14 January due to possible solar flare activity from Region 1944.

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