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Solar activity report

Any mentioned solar flare in this report has a scaling factor applied by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Because of the SWPC scaling factor, solar flares are reported as 42% smaller than for the science quality data. The scaling factor has been removed from our archived solar flare data to reflect the true physical units.
Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Aug 24 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 236 Issued at 2200Z on 24 AUG 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 23-2100Z to 24-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8674 (S26E24) PRODUCED A C5/1F EVENT AT 24/0623Z AND A C2/1F AT 24/1716Z. SEVERAL OTHER MINOR C-CLASS EVENTS OCCURRED WITH NO OPTICAL CORRELATION. NEW REGIONS 8675 (N21E75) AND 8676 (N26E72) WERE NUMBERED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGION 8674 APPEARS THE MOST CAPABLE FOR PRODUCING AN M-CLASS EVENT.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 23-2100Z to 24-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM PREDOMINANTLY UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE WITH ONE PERIOD OF MINOR STORM CONDITIONS FROM 24/1200-1500Z. SINCE THERE IS NO READILY DISCERNABLE SINGLE SOURCE, SEVERAL FACTORS MAY HAVE COMBINED TO CAUSE THE INCREASED LEVEL IN GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY DURING THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD, BECOMING MORE QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH ISOLATED PERIODS OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE PERIOD.
III. Event Probabilities 25 AUG to 27 AUG
Class M60%60%60%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       24 AUG 202
  Predicted   25 AUG-27 AUG  208/215/220
  90 Day Mean        24 AUG 165
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 23 AUG  022/033
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 24 AUG  024/033
PREDICTED AFR/AP 25 AUG-27 AUG  015/015-015/020-010/015
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 25 AUG to 27 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%20%10%
Minor storm10%10%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active30%30%20%
Minor storm20%20%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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