[South Florida DX Association] Propagation

[Bill Marx]

SOLAR OUTLOOK: Solar activity is high. Sunspots 537 and 538 have both unleashed strong M-class solar flares this week, and they pose
a threat for even stronger X-class explosions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 20% chance of an X-flare during the next 24 hours.
Auroras are possible in the days ahead as a result of this activity.

WEAK IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection, hurled into space by sunspot 536, hit Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 6th at 2200 UT, but it
was only a glancing blow. A mild geomagnetic storm began soon after the weak impact and quickly subsided