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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Jun 05 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 156 Issued at 2200Z on 05 JUN 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. OCCASIONAL C-CLASS FLARES OCCURRED AS THE DISK EXPERIENCED VERY SUBSTANTIAL WHITE LIGHT AND H-ALPHA GROWTH. FOUR NEW REGIONS WERE ASSIGNED; 8571 (S19E60), 8572 (N26W58), 8573 (N18W45), AND 8574 (N30E40). THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIFTEEN SPOTTED REGIONS VISIBLE, AND THE X-RAY BACKGROUND IS NEAR THE CLASS C LEVEL. TODAY'S IS ONE OF THE RICHEST AND MOST INTERESTING DISKS OF THE CURRENT CYCLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGIONS 8558 (N16W35) AND 8562 (S15W45) OFFER THE MOST PROMISE FOR M-CLASS ACTIVITY.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 10 MEV PROTON EVENT CONTINUES TO WANE WITH A TENTATIVE END TIME AT 05/1515Z. HOWEVER, THE FLUX IS HOVERING NEAR THE 10 PFU MARK, SO FURTHER TIME MUST PASS TO CONFIRM THAT END. THE POLAR CAP ABSORPTION EVENT ENDED AT 05/0420Z.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE PREDOMINANTLY UNSETTLED. THERE IS A CHANCE OF EPISODES OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
III. Event Probabilities 06 JUN to 08 JUN
Class M50%50%50%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton05%05%05%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       05 JUN 164
  Predicted   06 JUN-08 JUN  160/160/155
  90 Day Mean        05 JUN 133
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 04 JUN  008/008
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 05 JUN  005/006
PREDICTED AFR/AP 06 JUN-08 JUN  015/012-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 06 JUN to 08 JUN
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%10%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active25%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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