[Ips-geo-warning] IPS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING

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SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 01/13
ISSUED AT 10/2146Z APRIL 2001
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

MAJOR STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR 11 APR
FOLLOWING THE ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF TWO SHOCKS
ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH M7.9 AND X2.3 FALRES/FULL
HALO CMES OBSERVED AFTER 1534UT ON 9 APR AND
0517UT ON 10 APR, RESPECTIVELY. BOTH FLARES/CMES
ORIGINATED FROM REGION 9415 NOW CLOSE TO CENTRAL
MERIDIAN.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
FROM 11-13 APRIL 2001
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST 
11 Apr:  Major storm
12 Apr:  Active to minor storm
13 Apr:  unsettled to active


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