TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Central Weather Administration on Thursday issued a geomagnetic storm alert that will be in effect from Friday to Saturday. 

According to the CWA's Space Weather Operational Office, the disturbance is caused by a significant coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from an active region on the Sun’s surface on Wednesday, per CNA. The CME has increased solar wind speed and density in interplanetary space.

The agency said the effects will begin as the CME passes near-Earth space starting around 5 a.m. on Friday and continue for roughly 33 hours. The storm's intensity is predicted to be moderate.  

The storm may cause brief interruptions to satellite navigation and low- and high-frequency radio communications, while auroral activity could extend to regions at magnetic latitudes as low as 50 degrees. Some protective systems may issue false alarms or require voltage adjustments.

In addition, components on satellites may experience electrical charge buildup, and low-orbit satellites could face increased drag, requiring attitude corrections.