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WEDNESDAY NIGHT AURORA FORECAST:
The Northern Lights may return to the U.S. tomorrow night or early Thursday morning as we anticipate the arrival of a significant coronal mass ejection which was released near the Sun's southwest limb yesterday (see previous posts).
INTENSITY/TIMING: We aren't expected to see the full brunt of the solar storm, and there are disagreements about how much of an impact Earth will recieve from the storm, but currently, we estimate that arrival of the storm at Earth is likely between the late Wednesday and early Thursday Zulu-day windows (Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern to Thursday at 8:00am Eastern).
CONSIDERATIONS: A more forceful impact will result in an earlier arrival and stronger one, and a moderate or strong geomganetic storm is as such not out of the question. Official modelling efforts by NOAA/SWPC suggest a later (mid-day Thursday) and as such, weaker arrival, meaning less of an aurora viewing opportunity for those in the U.S.
WHERE: For a standard moderate geomagnetic storm, aurora may be seen across the Northeast, in the northern and central Plains of the U.S., and in the northern Rockies along the northern horizon in dark areas away from light pollution.
CLOUDS: Favorable over Great Plains, but unfavorable over Midwest/Great Lakes. Favorable for Rockies, Northeast, Northwest.
It's best to wait for confirmation that the solar storm has arrived using solar wind data before aurora chasing--while we feel arrival of this storm is likely, there is considerable uncertainty in storm intensity. I never recommend or will suggest travelling long distances for a CME!
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