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Date: 04 Sep 2006 03:25:52
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected


Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
Serial Number: 562
Issue Time: 2006 Sep 04 0321 UTC

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2006 Sep 04 0325 UTC
Valid To: 2006 Sep 04 1600 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor






 
Date: 04 Sep 2006 03:44:50
From: Thomas
Subject: Re: WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected



"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@mchsi.com > wrote in message
news:41NKg.168616$1i1.30275@attbi_s72...
> Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
> Serial Number: 562
> Issue Time: 2006 Sep 04 0321 UTC
>
> WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
> Valid From: 2006 Sep 04 0325 UTC
> Valid To: 2006 Sep 04 1600 UTC
> Warning Condition: Onset
> NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
>


why is this a warning? this is not the north Atlantic Ocean




  
Date: 04 Sep 2006 03:50:13
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected


Thomas wrote:
> "Sam Wormley" <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote in message
> news:41NKg.168616$1i1.30275@attbi_s72...
>> Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
>> Serial Number: 562
>> Issue Time: 2006 Sep 04 0321 UTC
>>
>> WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
>> Valid From: 2006 Sep 04 0325 UTC
>> Valid To: 2006 Sep 04 1600 UTC
>> Warning Condition: Onset
>> NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
>>
>
>
> why is this a warning? this is not the north Atlantic Ocean
>
>

You can look it up here: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/alerts/index.html