Space Storm!

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Space Weather Message Code: WATA50
Serial Number: 67
Issue Time: 2022 Mar 29 1710 UTC

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G3 Predicted

Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: Mar 30: G1 (Minor) Mar 31: G3 (Strong) Apr 01: G2 (Moderate)

THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT

NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

Potential Impacts:

Area of impact primarily poleward of 50 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.

Induced Currents
- Power system voltage irregularities possible, false alarms may be triggered on some protection devices.

Spacecraft -
Systems may experience surface charging; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites and orientation problems may occur.

Navigation
- Intermittent satellite navigation (GPS) problems, including loss-of-lock and increased range error may occur.

Radio
- HF (high frequency) radio may be intermittent.

Aurora
- Aurora may be seen as low as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon.
 
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