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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Considering the following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Solar Storm Will Be Felt on Earth Friday<BR><BR>BOULDER, Colorado, May
29, 2003 (ENS) - A solar flare traveling towards<BR>Earth at a speed of three
million miles per hour, is expected to impact the<BR>Earth's magnetic field
sometime between 2 to 8 am EDT on Friday, according<BR>to the Space Environment
Center operated by the National Oceanic and<BR>Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
in Boulder.<BR>The storm is expected to reach strong to severe levels (G-3 to
G-4) on the<BR>NOAA Space Weather Scales, which can adversely affect satellite
operations<BR>in Earth orbit and power grids on the Earth's surface.<BR><BR>A
complex sunspot region near the center of the sun has produced three
major<BR>flares in the last 48 hours, NOAA says. A strong solar wind was
observed in<BR>response to the first two events. The three Coronal Mass
Ejections<BR>associated with the flares ejected billions of tons of plasma and
charged<BR>particles into space.<BR><BR>The third coronal mass ejection is the
one presently heading towards Earth.<BR><BR>A solar radiation storm is also in
progress in association with the flare<BR>activity, and all flares reached R-3
on the NOAA radio blackout scale.<BR><BR>In addition, there is a good chance of
seeing the Aurora Borealis in the<BR>mid-latitudes after midnight on May 30,
NOAA says.<BR><BR>The Space Environment Center website is online at:<BR><A
href="http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/">http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/</A><BR><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=4><STRONG>I am sure we would all like to here of any Radio
annomallies that are experienced leading into this time and the next several
days.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <BR>John Ferrell <BR>6241 Phillippi
Rd<BR>Julian NC 27283<BR>Phone: (336)685-9606 <BR><A
href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">johnferrell@earthlink.net</A><BR>Dixie
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