Subject: MM#003 Major Flare Watch" -<br>
<span id="date"><dfn>Date</dfn>: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 23:48:24 +0000</span><br /><br>
</address> <pre> </pre> <p> Dear RHESSI Collaborators,
<p>Solar activity is at a moderate-to-high level. NOAA region 12002 continued
in growth phase over the past 24 hours, increasing in spot area and number
of spots. This region also increased in complexity, now being classified
as a beta-gamma-delta/E-type sunspot group, and produced 3 C-class flares
since the last email (the largest being a C9.7 on 11-Mar-2014 at 16:20 UT).
However, NOAA region 11996 continues to be flare productive as it rotates
up to the North West limb. This region was the source of 2 M-class flares
since the last email, the largest being an M9.3 on 12-Mar-2014 at 22:28 UT.
Although NOAA 11996 is too close to the limb to accurately determine its
magnetic complexity, a MM#003 Major Flare Watch is now in effect for this
region (for at least the next 24 hours) because of its recent area growth
and increase in flaring rate and peak magnitude. More low M-class activity
is probable over the next 24 hours, with a chance for another flare above
the M5 level. <p>The position of NOAA 11996 on 12-Mar-2014 at 23:30 UT is:
<p>N14W77, ( 913&quot;, 258&quot; )
<p>See <a href="http://www.SolarMonitor.org">http://www.SolarMonitor.org</a> for images and
<a href="http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtml">http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/observing.shtml</a>
for a description of the current Max Millennium Observing Plan. <p>Regards,
<p>Shaun Bloomfield (Trinity College Dublin)
<span id="received"><dfn>Received on</dfn> Wed Mar 12 2014 - 17:48:37 MDT</span>
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