The forecasts were great, but the CME did not produce auroras like they forecast. Here in interior Alaska, there is a chance of auroras just about every night. Sometimes they are weak, and sometimes strong. Tonight the forecast looks great, but so far the data does not support that. All we can do is wait….
Via http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ “The coronal mass ejection (CME), originally expected to arrive around 0800 UTC (3:00 a.m. EST) today, January 9, was observed at the ACE spacecraft just upstream of Earth at 1932 UTC (2:32 p.m. EST). It’s too early to see much with respect to the magnetic structure of this CME, but short-term, high-confidence warnings…
No CME arrival yet as of 6:10am Alaska time. If it arrives soon, Europe may see auroras. I know Tasmania is standing by too! Another great chance for auroras tonight, for us in the USA.
We are on AURORA WATCH tonight! Lots of hype on this storm. Will the aurora be seen in your area (lower 48)? The answer is MAYBE. Not YES not NO, just MAYBE. Fairbanks is socked in with clouds. Some are saying Kp 7 possible. All we can do it WAIT. As soon as the data…
So much for last nights aurora forecast….nothing was seen in Alaska aside from some auroras on the north slope, and clouds completely covered the sky in North Pole. If the aurora comes out, we post it on Facebook, on auroranotify.com, twitter @auroranotify, and send out alerts to subscribers. Alerts are not based on Kp levels…
