9/12 Recap

Today was very calm in Solar Flares, the HP Index, and Proton Saturation. Solar Wind Speed doggedly hung out around 400 km/sec and Electron Saturation undulated above and below its Alert Threshold twice over the last 24 hours. While NOAA’s anticipating everything will be calm tomorrow during the day, tomorrow evening a CH HSS is supposed to arrive, and 2 CMEs are due on 9/14. These 3 Solar Activities will keep us jostled for a few days. Most forecasts are indicating we’ll reach into 500 km/sec Solar Winds. NOAA’s not expecting any Geomagnetic Storms, but the UK’s MetOffice is expecting periodic Geomagnetic Storms each of the next 3 days, so we’ll see how that plays out.
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Solar Flares, and Proton Saturation are expected to stay at comfortable levels. NOAA’s expecting Electron Saturation to stay below its Alert Threshold for 2 days, than rise again on 9/15.
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Solar Flare Conditions
B Class Solar Flares
1 C Class Solar Flare
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Geomagnetic Conditions
HP = 1.6 Average
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Solar Wind Conditions
Solar Wind Density <8.0/cm3 9/11 @ 7.00p CDT Solar Wind Speed ~410 km/sec 9/11 @ 7.00p CDT, ~380 km/sec beginning 9/12 @ 7.55a CDT, Variable between 326-417 km/sec beginning 11.40a CDT and continuing to 8.00p CDT Post . Electron and Proton Saturation Conditions Electron Saturation ~1K pfu 9/8 @ 9.30a CDT and continuing to 9/11 @ 11.20p CDT Electron Saturation ~1K pfu 9/12 @ 1.20a-2.50a CDT, 5.30a and continuing to 8.00p CDT Post Proton Saturation Normal Electron Saturation >1K pfu Warning
Connie Howell