Space Weather Advisory Outlook #03- 5

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #03- 5

2003 February 04 at 12:55 p.m. MST (2003 February 04 1955 UTC)

**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For January 27-February 2

Space weather reached minor levels during the week. One category R1
(minor) radio blackout occurred on February 1st due to an energetic
solar flare on the sun. A geomagnetic storm reaching the G1 (minor)
level occurred on February 1st and 2nd. An isolated period of G2
(moderate) geomagnetic storming was observed on February 2nd. For a
list of adverse system effects related to space weather storms, please
refer to the NOAA Space Weather Scales.

Outlook For February 5-11

Space weather may reach minor levels with R1 radio blackout conditions
possible. There is also a chance for a G1 geomagnetic storm on
February 5th and 6th due to a recurrent coronal hole, which produces
high-speed solar wind. Geomagnetic storming occurs when the high-speed
solar wind interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field.

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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.