[ips-geostat-system] ASWFC GEOSTAT ALERT STATUS 5 issued 0717 UT on 22 Jan 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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ASWFC GEOSTAT ALERT NUMBER 227: STATUS 5
An Earth directed coronal mass ejection (CME) has been observed and is expected
to result in a geomagnetic storm of G3 or higher (Kp-index ≥7) within the next
1-3 days. 
For an explanation of the G scale, and a description of risk and impact, see
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Category/About SWS/Australian Space Weather Alert
System/BoM Australian Space Weather Alert System.pdf
 
ISSUED AT 0717 UT ON 22 Jan 2024 
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE

Follow the progress of this event on the Space Weather Status Panel,
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au > Space Weather

    

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
ASWFC at bom.gov.au
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