*********************************************************************** Product: Daily Forecast of Geomagnetic Activity Issued: 2018 February 26 07:41UTC Prepared by the Athens Space Weather Forecasting Center *********************************************************************** 1. Solar activity Solar activity was almost stable during the past 24 hours. Solar Flux (10.7 cm) measured on 25.02.2018 at 20:00 UTC was 67 sfu. The background X-Ray flux is at the class A2 level. The geomagnetic field was at very quiet levels on February 25. No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed in available LASCO imagery. The Kp index now is at almost quiet levels with Kp=2. 2. Solar Wind Geomagnetic Activity Solar Wind speed from ACE: 430 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO A: 570 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO B: --- km/s. The southward component Bz is: 4 nT south. 3. Solar Energetic Particle Events Protons and electrons are quiet. 4. Coronal Holes A coronal hole (CH854) which is an extension of the southern polar coronal hole was in Earth facing position on February 22-24. 5. Geophysical Activity Forecast The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to active levels with a chance for minor storm levels on February 26-27 due to CH854 effects and at quiet levels on February 28. Date Estimated Ap index Expected geom. storm 2018.02.26 11 - 2018.02.27 12 - 2018.02.28 06 - *************************************************************************** Athens Space Weather Forecasting Center Physics Department, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Neutron Monitor Station A.NE.MO.S Tel.: +30 210 727 6901 email: spaceweather@phys.uoa.gr URL: http://spaceweather.phys.uoa.gr ***************************************************************************