[Ips-geo-warning] IPS GEOMAGNETIC WARNING

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SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 02/31
ISSUED AT 06/0246Z SEPTEMBER 2002
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

A SOLAR FILAMENT AND MASS EJECTION OCCURED NEAR
REGION 102. LASCO IMAGERY NOW SHOWS A CME PREDOMINATELY
DIRECTED EASTWARD BUT EXPANDING AROUND TO THE SOUTH-WEST
OF THE SOLAR DISK. A GLANCING BLOW IS EXPECTED SECOND
HALF OF UT DAY 07 Sep.

INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
FROM 07-08 SEPTEMBER 2002
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GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST 
07 Sep:  Active, minor storm periods local night.
08 Sep:  Unsettled to Active


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