Space Weather Announcement ~ January 6, 2023

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Editor's Note: It appearws the Earth will be experiencing energies from the Sun on Friday, June 6. Be prepared...
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Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01
Serial Number: 121
Issue Time: 2023 Jan 06 0149 UTC

SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1
Begin Time: 2023 Jan 06 0043 UTC
Maximum Time: 2023 Jan 06 0057 UTC
End Time: 2023 Jan 06 0107 UTC
X-ray Class: X1.2
Optical Class: 2b
Location: S18E68
NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong

NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point.
Radio - Wide area blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for about an hour.

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Space Weather Message Code: SUM10R
Serial Number: 742
Issue Time: 2023 Jan 06 0125 UTC

SUMMARY: 10cm Radio Burst
Begin Time: 2023 Jan 06 0055 UTC
Maximum Time: 2023 Jan 06 0056 UTC