Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 09:39:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Max Millennium Chief Observer <mm_co@bbso.njit.edu>
Subject: Major Flare Watch 

Dear Colleagues,

NOAA 9682 has decayed overnight, losing sunspot area and magnetic complexity, but still may produce an interesting event. NOAA 9684 (N06E04) has grown slightly and may produce an M-level event. NOAA 9687 (S19E62) appears to be a beta sunspot group with numerous sunspots and bright H-alpha plage. We will continue watching NOAA 9682, while monitoring NOAA 9684 for further development.

The position of NOAA 9682 on November 2 at 16:00 UT: N11W31 (Solar X = 489", Solar_Y 124")

See www.bbso.njit.edu/arm/20021102 for further details and www.bbso.njit.edu/cgi-bin/LatestImages for images.

Regards, Bill Marquette BBSO/NJIT