*********************************************************************** Product: Daily Forecast of Geomagnetic Activity Issued: 2018 May 19 05:44UTC Prepared by the Athens Space Weather Forecasting Center *********************************************************************** 1. Solar activity Solar activity was decreasing stable during the past 24 hours. Solar Flux (10.7 cm) measured on 18.05.2018 at 20:00 UTC was 69 sfu. The background X-Ray flux is at the class A2 level. The geomagnetic field was at quiet levels on May 18. No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed in available LASCO imagery. The Kp index now is at very quiet levels with Kp=0. 2. Solar Wind Geomagnetic Activity Solar Wind speed from ACE: 410 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO A: 300 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO B: --- km/s. The southward component Bz is: 1 nT south. 3. Solar Energetic Particle Events Protons and electrons are quiet. 4. Coronal Holes A new coronal hole (CH865) which is an extension of the northern polar coronal hole will be in Earth facing position on May 18-19. 5. Geophysical Activity Forecast The geomagnetic field is expected to be at very quiet levels on May 19-21. Date Estimated Ap index Expected geom. storm 2018.05.19 01 - 2018.05.20 01 - 2018.05.21 02 - *************************************************************************** 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 ***************************************************************************