:Issued: 2024 May 02 1850 UTC
:Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/presto
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# FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE  from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium)         #
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A shock was detected in the solar wind data around 13:15 UTC on May 02. The
interplanetary magnetic field jumped from 10 nT to 19 nT, the solar wind speed jumped
from 360 km/s to 410 km/s and the solar wind density at the shock increased from
5/cm3 to 11/cm3. The shock is related to an ICME arrival probably related to a
Coronal Mass Ejection, that was detected at 12:36 UTC on April 29, in LASCO C2 data.
Geomagnetic conditions have reached moderate storm levels globally and locally (Kp 6
+ and K_Bel 6) starting at 15:00 UT on May 02.
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