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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Minor (G1) Geomagnetic Storms Observed Due to Coronal Hole Effects

Minor (G1) Geomagnetic Storms Observed Due to Coronal Hole Effects
published: Monday, March 02, 2015 20:01 UTC

The Earth is feeling the effects of a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream.  Geomagnetic field activity has increased to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions and G2 (Moderate) levels are likely between 0900 UTC ( 0400 EST) and 1300 UTC (0800 EST) on 01 March.