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From: N4SDDate: Sun, 17 May 26 16:16:00 Z
Newsgroups: SPACWX.USA
Subject: Space Weather Message Code: WATA20
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WOXX20 KWNP 171616
WATA20
Space Weather Message Code: WATA20
Serial Number: 1113
Issue Time: 2026 May 17 1612 UTC
WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted
Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day:
May 18: G1 (Minor) May 19: G1 (Minor) May 20: None (Below G1)
THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT
Comment:
www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.
# Issued by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Recent messages, data, and help at http://swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/
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