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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1997 Aug 12 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 224 Issued at 2200Z on 12 AUG 1997

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 11-2100Z to 12-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. X-RAY BURSTS HAVE BEEN SMALLER AND LESS FREQUENT, WITH THE LARGEST EVENT OF THE PERIOD JUST A B3. THE FOUR SPOTTED REGIONS HAVE ALL BEEN QUIET AND STABLE. A FIFTH AS YET UNNUMBERED REGION MAY BE APPEARING NEAR N27W54. UNLIKE THE LAST FEW DAYS, THE LIMBS WERE QUIET.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 11-2100Z to 12-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 13 AUG to 15 AUG
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       12 AUG 081
  Predicted   13 AUG-15 AUG  082/082/084
  90 Day Mean        12 AUG 073
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 11 AUG  010/009
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 12 AUG  005/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 13 AUG-15 AUG  005/010-005/010-005/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 13 AUG to 15 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%10%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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