Incoming Shock Detected / New Active Region
10/05/2011 by Kevin VE3EN at 13:10 UTC
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Incoming CME Shock: Just before 7:00 UTC Wednesday morning the solar wind
increased from 350 km/s to 500 km/s and this indicates the arrival of an
incoming CME shock. A geomagnetic sudden impulse was also observed. Minor
geomagnetic storming may be possible at high latitudes.

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2011 Oct 05 1315 UTC
Valid To: 2011 Oct 05 2359 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor

SUMMARY: Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse
Observed: 2011 Oct 05 0742 UTC
Deviation: 19 nT
Station: KBOU

New Active Sunspot: A near M-Class solar flare reaching C9.2 took place
at 12:42 UTC Wednesday morning and was centered around a new Sunspot
region that rotated into view in the southeast quadrant. This region
should be numbered 1313 later today.

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