The weekends CME (16 Jun 2012)

I've seen a couple different posts on other forums but only old CME threads.

From what I've read there was a small CME a few days ago and then again yesterday. The one yesterday "amplifying" the previous one, but we haven't seen inner-atmosphere effects because all they can tell is it "pressurized" our magnetosphere.

Has anyone else been following this and maybe have more/better info than I posted?

www.spaceweather.com...

www.spaceweather.com...

Solar Flare for prezzz!!111
Solar Flare 2012
Srsly though i've read the sun hasn't been this active for a 1000 years, idk how they know they know that. and i don't feel like going look for the place i've read that so it defiantly could not be true. That in correlation with military trained remote viewers see a solar flare in the near future(sometime after N korea detonates a nuke). but still who knows if they're being honest and not spreading fear? who knows? We'll see lol. im rooting for solar flare though. Sure people will die and some will go hungry but this civilization needs to end before the earth is sucked dry. yeh i care more about the planet than us oversized talking monkeys

Originally posted by Dizrael
Has anyone else been following this and maybe have more/better info than I posted?

www.spaceweather.com...

www.spaceweather.com...

Glad you made this thread because I went on spaceweather yesterday and read their alert and was like... why isn't anyone talking about this!? Sounds pretty serious. Unfortunately, I'm no expert and was hoping someone would have more info.

I wouldn't be surprised if the "big one" hit us pretty soon... unless someone more knowledgeable about solar flares can tell me otherwise? How likely is it that the big one will hit us sometime this year or in 2013?

The following was issued by NASA today:

Space Weather Message Code: WARK04
Serial Number: 1949
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 1746 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 1948
Valid From: 2012 Jun 16 1940 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 18 0000 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK06
Serial Number: 198
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 1150 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-Index of 6 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 197
Valid From: 2012 Jun 17 0730 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 17 1500 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms.
Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible.
Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes.
Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK04
Serial Number: 1948
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 1150 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 1947
Valid From: 2012 Jun 16 1940 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 17 1800 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
Serial Number: 781
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 1150 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 780
Valid From: 2012 Jun 16 2119 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 17 1800 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence

Comment: Extending warning to 18:00 UT.
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

Space Weather Message Code: ALTK06
Serial Number: 286
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 1133 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 6
Threshold Reached: 2012 Jun 17 1131 UTC
Synoptic Period: 0900-1200 UTC
Active Warning: Yes
NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms.
Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible.
Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes.
Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK06
Serial Number: 197
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 0725 UTC

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-Index of 6 expected
Valid From: 2012 Jun 17 0730 UTC
Valid To: 2012 Jun 17 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence
NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms.
Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible.
Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes.
Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
Serial Number: 780
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 0725 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 779
Valid From: 2012 Jun 16 2119 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 17 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence

Comment: Extending warning to 12:00 UT.
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

Space Weather Message Code: SUMPX1
Serial Number: 56
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 0329 UTC

SUMMARY: Proton Event 10MeV Integral Flux exceeded 10pfu
Begin Time: 2012 Jun 16 1955 UTC
Maximum Time: 2012 Jun 16 2020 UTC
End Time: 2012 Jun 16 2255 UTC
Maximum 10MeV Flux: 14 pfu
NOAA Scale: S1 - Minor

Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
Serial Number: 779
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 0255 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 778
Valid From: 2012 Jun 16 2119 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 17 0900 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

Space Weather Message Code: WARK04
Serial Number: 1947
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 17 0232 UTC

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 1946
Valid From: 2012 Jun 16 1940 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2012 Jun 17 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.

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