[ips-sf] SWS Summary Forecast for 17 July - issued 2329UT/16-Jul-2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Solar activity was low during 16 July UT. Active Region 2567 produced
the largest flare of the day, a C6.8 event peaking at 07:04 UT.
Further C class flares will occur and there is an approximately 30%
chance that an M class flare will occur today, 17 July. There are no
Earthward Directed Coronal Mass Ejections. The solar wind speed is
currently about 500 km/s and will gradually declining toward slow wind
values during 17-18 July. Interplanetary magnetism has been weak with
the magnitude fluctuating in the range 2-6 nT. Geomagnetic activity
will be mostly quiet during the next 2 days. Conditions for HF radio
wave propagation are expected to be mostly near normal today, 17
July.

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