SUN ERUPTS WITH INTENSE ACTIVITY

Forecasters at the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo.,
observed two dynamic areas of the sun, one of which has produced a
coronal mass ejection, or CME, Wednesday morning at 3 a.m. EDT that
appears to be Earth-directed. The forecasters are predicting a strong
geomagnetic storm, G-3 on the NOAA Space Weather Scales, that should
reach Earth on Friday, October 24.

Relevant Web Sites

* NOAA Space Environment Center
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
* NOAA Space Weather Scales
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/
* Latest SOHO images
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/...me-images.html