From adgould at comcast.net  Tue Jan 24 10:18:08 2012
From: adgould at comcast.net (Alan Gould)
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:18:08 -0800
Subject: [AANC Contacts] [HOU-Teacher] Middle Latitude Auroral Activity
	WARNING
Message-ID: <9681FB98-1DB0-47F0-9B10-FC7887A901FC@comcast.net>

Forwarded message:
> From: Tim Spuck 
> Date: January 24, 2012 10:05:02 AM PST
> Subject: [HOU-Teacher] Middle Latitude Auroral Activity WARNING
> 
> We may get to see the Northern Lights tonight and tomorrow night!
>  
> Middle Latitude Auroral Activity WARNING
> Issued: 2:30 UTC,
> Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
> www.spacew.com
> 
> A major solar flare on 23 January has produced a fairly fast moving
> earthward-directed coronal mass ejection. We expect impact near 12:00 UTC
> on 24 January (5 am EST). This disturbance has the potential to produce
> significant auroral storm activity throughout the middle latitude regions.
> There is also a chance activity may be seen from some lower latitude
> locations.
> 
> The duration of this storm will likely be at least 18 to 24 hours, with
> sporadic bursts of substorming visible through perhaps 36 hours.
> 
> The entire continental area of Canada and United States, northern and
> central Europe, the entire UK and perhaps France, northern to
> north-central Russia and southern Australia and New Zealand may spot
> periods of auroral activity.
> 
> Activity will subside toward more dormant levels on 26 January.
> 
> End of WARNING statement
> 
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Note from Alan: any aurora seen from our latitude would likely be visible towards northern horizon.