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Monday, May 06, 2024 07:11:09

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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 Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu

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R3 (Strong) HF Radio Blackout Event 06 May, 2024 UTC-Day
Monday, May 06, 2024 07:08 UTC

An R3 level flare occurred at 0635 UTC on 06 May due to flare activity from Region 3663.

Strong (R3) Flare Activity Observed - 05 May 2024
Sunday, May 05, 2024 15:01 UTC

Region 3663 produced X1 flares (R3/Strong) at 0601 UTC and 1154 UTC on 05 May, in addition to multiple M-class flares (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) over t

G1-G2 (Minor-Moderate) Geomagnetic Storm Watches 05-06 May 2024
Saturday, May 04, 2024 03:28 UTC

A G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for 05 May and a G2 (Moderate) has been issued for 06 May (UTC Day) due to the potential arriv

R3 (Strong) Radio Blackout Observed at 03/0222 UTC
Friday, May 03, 2024 03:15 UTC

A strong X-ray flare event reaching the X1.6 level from Region 3663 was observed at 03/0222 UTC.

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NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms
Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)