Quake Watch: Supermoon & Solar Storm

Harvest Full Moon Rises Monday in Summer 'Supermoon' Finale

Space Weather Message Code: WATA30 Serial Number: 115 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 09 1835 UTC

WATCH:  Predicted Highest Geomagnetic Storm Category G2 Storm Level Predicted by Day: Sep 10: None (Below G1) Sep 11: None (Below G1) Sep 12: G2 (Moderate)

THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales

Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms. Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to
Washington state.

Editor's note:

Significant quake watch through September 15, 2014