10/4 Recap

Today was a bit of a jostling and uncomfortable day, where Solar Wind Speeds exceeded 500 km/sec and we were in and out of Geomagnetic Storms most of the day. I’ve uploaded charts in an earlier for those who more details on that. NOAA’s forecast indicates we’ll be out of the Geomagnetic Storms within a few hours, but HUXt says it’ll be about 3 days to get Solar Wind Speeds back below 400 km/sec. Electron Saturation is likely to cross its Alert Threshold beginning tomorrow.
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Solar Flares are staying in the B Class range. Proton Saturation’s normal.
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Solar Flare Conditions
B Class Solar Flares
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Geomagnetic Conditions
HP = 4.6 Average
Refer to HP Index chart for Geomagnetic Storm timeline
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Solar Wind Conditions
Solar Wind Density Variable between 8.9-45.0/cm3
Solar Wind Speed 315 km/sec 10/3 @ 7.00p CDT, 404 km/sec beginning 10/4 @ 1.42a CDT, ~500 km/sec beginning 5.33a CDT, Variable between 586-638 km/sec beginning 1.52p CDT, Variable between 543-610 km/sec beginning 2.48p CDT
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Electron and Proton Saturation Conditions
Electron Saturation Low – Moderate
Proton Saturation Normal
Connie Howell