SPACE WEATHER ALERT....


Something is coming in strong.

It may be a CIR (co-rotating interaction region) arriving ahead of the expected CH stream or maybe a stealth CME transient. The Density level in the solar winds are up near 35 protons/cm. This is higher than many weak CMEs we've seen. The SW speed is still low, but I expect a storm is almost here. NOAA did issue an Alert for a G1 storm from the hi-speed Coronal Hole, but I wasn't expecting such a high density.

March is officially Aurora Season so we may get a little show tonight.

DSCVR Solar Winds:

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov (secure)]

GOES Magnetometer (new and improved, LOL):

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov (secure)]