Here Comes The Sun

[Jim S.]

Space Weather Message Code: WATA99
Serial Number: 6
Issue Time: 2024 May 09 1722 UTC

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G4 or Greater Predicted

Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day:
May 10: G1 (Minor) May 11: G4 (Severe) May 12: G2 (Moderate)

THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT

NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 45 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Possible widespread voltage control problems and some protective systems may mistakenly trip out key assets from the power grid. Induced pipeline currents intensify.
Spacecraft - Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low earth orbit satellites, and tracking and orientation problems may occur.
Navigation - Satellite navigation (GPS) degraded or inoperable for hours.
Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation sporadic or blacked out.
Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as Alabama and northern California.

 

[harshness]

I'm very much hoping to get in some Aurora Borealis viewing.

 

[Comptech]

I saw them in upstate SC last night! Going to be looking again tonight.

 

[Jim S.]

Here comes another one!
https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/30may25/nasamodel2.gif

NOAA hasn't released an official forecast yet, but then again, NOAA hasn't been able to forecast ANYTHING accurately lately, for reasons which are off-topic but should be blindingly obvious...

 

[navychop]

How often do such things happen?

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[telstar_1]

Here comes another one!
https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/30may25/nasamodel2.gif

NOAA hasn't released an official forecast yet, but then again, NOAA hasn't been able to forecast ANYTHING accurately lately, for reasons which are off-topic but should be blindingly obvious...

Uh-uh...no politickz

 

[harshness]

The forecast models aren't much subject to political climate.