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Conditions
Solar Wind
velocity: 287.1 km/s
density:5.8 protons/cm3
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Updated: Today at 2246 UT
Sunspot Number: 153
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Updated: 31 Jan 2000
Daily Sun: 01 Jan '01 
Sunspot group 9289 exhibits a beta-gamma magnetic field that likely harbors energy for M-class eruptions.
Radio Meteor Rates
24 hr max: 45 per hr
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Updated: 01 Jan 2001
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 7.3 nT
Bz: 2.3 nT south
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Updated: Today at 2246 UT Coronal Holes:
A coronal hole north of active region 9289 will cross the Sun's central meridian this week and probably send solar wind gusts toward Earth. Image credit: SOHO Extreme Ultraviolet Telescope.
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Forecasts
Solar Flares: Probabilities for a medium-sized (M-class) or a major (X-class) solar flare during the next 24/48 hours are tabulated below.
Updated at 2001 Jan 01 2200 UT
| FLARE | 24 hr | 48 hr | | CLASS M | 40 % | 40 % | | CLASS X | 05 % | 05 % |
Geomagnetic Storms: Probabilities for significant disturbances in Earth's magnetic field are given for three activity levels: active, minor storm, severe storm
Updated at 2001 Jan 01 2200 UT Mid-latitudes | 24 hr | 48 hr | | ACTIVE | 15 % | 25 % | | MINOR | 05 % | 05 % | | SEVERE | 01 % | 01 % |
High latitudes | 24 hr | 48 hr | | ACTIVE | 20 % | 30 % | | MINOR | 10 % | 15 % | | SEVERE | 01 % | 01 % |
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SOLAR ACTIVITY: An impressive sunspot complex is crossing the center of the Sun's disk today and tomorrow. Active region 9289 covers 880 millionths of the solar disk, an area five times larger than the surface area of Earth. The sunspot's tangled 
