Solar alert

Issued on 2023 Mar 29 0827 UTC

An X1.1-class flare has occurred with a peak time at 02:33 UTC on March 29. Its source region, NOAA AR 3256, is currently the most complex region on the visible side of the solar disk with a beta-gamma configuration of the photospheric magnetic field. This region is currently located near the South-West solar limb. Closely before the recorded flare peak time, starting at 02:12 UTC on March 29, an associated coronal mass ejection (CME) was observed in SOHO/LASCO-C2. Based on the width of the observed CME and the location of the source region, we do not expect the CME to reach Earth. The flaring activity over the next 24 hours is expected to remain mostly at low levels with C-class flares, with possible isolated M-class flare or even X-class flare.

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