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*GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G3-CLASS): *A CME hurled toward Earth by sunspot AR2673 on Sept.4th is due to arrive later today. NOAA forecasters say the CME's impact could spark moderately-strong G2-class <http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/g2.jpg?PHPSESSID=0fsdsi03l27h1p5r0vl5adr4a4> geomagnetic storms with isolated periods of strong G3-class <http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/g3.jpg?PHPSESSID=0fsdsi03l27h1p5r0vl5adr4a4> storming on *Sept. 6th and 7th*. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras in bright moonlight. *Free:* Aurora Alerts <http://spaceweathergallery.com/eclipse_gallery.html>
*MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: *On Sept. 6th at 1202 UT, sunspot AR2673 unleashed a major X9.3-class solar flare--the strongest solar flare in more than a decade. X-rays and UV radiation from the blast ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere, causing a strong shortwave radio blackout over Europe, Africa and the Atlantic Ocean: blackout map <http://www.spaceweather.com/images2017/06sep17/blackoutmap.jpg?PHPSESSID=0fsdsi03l27h1p5r0vl5adr4a4>.
Analysis is still underway but this event may have directed a large CME towards earth. A direct CME strike from an X9 class flare could cause a G5+ geomagnetic storm; which could cause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_storm#Geomagnetic_storm_effects
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