Subj: First mag storm arrives, more M-Class flares
Date: 7/13/00 1:18:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: hblondel@tampabay.rr.com (New Millennium)
To: hblondel@tampabay.rr.com (Newmill)

The first in the anticipated series of magnetic storms began early
today. The sudden impulse, or magnetic shock wave - which is the leading
edge of the ejection - arrived at around 0630 UTC.

GOES magnetometer readings rose dramatically into storm [red] levels and
3-hour averaged Kp readings as high as 7 on the 0-9 scale were observed.
This magnetic storm event is from the first X-Class flare and CME series
early this week, and is the event that the SEC's >20 watch for today was
based on. Magnetic-A indices have already exceeded 30 for the day.

The larger X-Class flares and CMEs that occurred the next day
precipitated the >50 [severe] magnetic storm watch for the 14th. These
larger incoming ejections may interact with the already occurring storm
event, and could cause an additional enhanced effect.

The small Proton event that began yesterday continues. Several M-Class
events and CMEs have already occurred today. Additional M-Class and
possibly more X-Class flares are likely as the complex region
responsible rotates around the visible disk and becomes even more
geoeffective during the next few days.

According to the SEC, widespread and unusually bright auroral displays
are possible for the next several nights, perhaps even as far south as
the southern regions of the US and the Mediterranean regions of Europe
and the Mideast ... Try observing the sky toward the north at around
midnight [your local time], avoiding city lights will aid in seeing the
displays.