*********************************************************************** Product: Daily Forecast of Geomagnetic Activity Issued: 2018 June 20 05:23UTC 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 19.06.2018 at 20:00 UTC was 77 sfu. The background X-Ray flux is at the class A6 level. The geomagnetic field was at almost quiet to unsettled levels on June 19. No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed in available LASCO imagery. The Kp index now is at quiet levels with Kp=1. 2. Solar Wind Geomagnetic Activity Solar Wind speed from ACE: 465 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO A: 640 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO B: --- km/s. The southward component Bz is: 0 nT. 3. Solar Energetic Particle Events Protons and electrons are quiet. 4. Coronal Holes A new coronal hole (CH869) in the northern hemisphere of the visible solar disk will be in Earth facing position on June 14-16. A high speed stream of solar wind finally reached Earth on the last hours of June 17 and a minor storm G1 it was triggered on the first hours of June 18. 5. Geophysical Activity Forecast The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet levels on June 20-22. Date Estimated Ap index Expected geom. storm 2018.06.20 04 - 2018.06.21 03 - 2018.06.22 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 ***************************************************************************