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Space Weather Conditions
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Current Space Weather Conditions
R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Solar Activity - WMO Product Portal

Three-day X-Ray Forecast

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Product Description:
Daily probabilities of X-class and M-class
flares over the next one, two, and three days.


Target Users:
Product users include industries that rely on HF Communication,
such as: emergency managers, aviation, and maritime
communication.
Three-day X-Ray Forecast
Cadence: Daily
Data Source: Solar images and GOES X-Rays


Three-day Proton Forecast

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Product Description:
Daily probabilities of solar proton events over the next one, two,
and three days. A solar proton event is defined by the >10 MeV
proton flux exceeding 10 particles/(cm2 s sr) at geostationary orbit.


Target Users:
Product users include industries that rely on HF Communication,
particularly at high latitudes, the satellite industry and activities
sensitive to energetic particle radiation at high altitudes and in space.
Three-day Proton Event Forecast
Cadence: Daily
Data Source: Solar Images, GOES X-Ray and Proton measurements


Current X-Ray and Proton Alerts

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Product Description:
Timeline of currently active and recent X-Ray and energetic proton alerts.
Alerts are issued when observed X-Ray and proton flux levels at
geostationary orbit exceed predetermined thresholds.


Target Users:
Product users include industries that rely on HF Communication,
the satellite industry and activities sensitive to energetic particle
radiation at high altitudes and in space.
Current X-Ray and Proton Alerts
Cadence: As Issued
Data Source: GOES X-Ray and Proton measurements