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Solar activity report

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

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 248 Issued at 2200Z on 05 SEP 1999

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

SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN LOW. REGION 8681 (N21 ON WEST LIMB) PRODUCED TODAY'S ONLY C-CLASS EVENT, A C2/SF AT 0539Z. NEW REGION 8689 (N18W05) EMERGED ON THE DISK TODAY AND WAS GROWING STEADILY. REGION 8682 (N18W28) HAS SOME MAGNETIC COMPLEXITY, BUT WAS QUIET AND STABLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUX AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT ATTAINED HIGH LEVELS DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE FOR THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AS A RESPONSE TO RECENT CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS. ENHANCED ACTIVITY MAY LINGER PARTWAY INTO THE SECOND DAY, BUT PREDOMINANTLY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 06 SEP to 08 SEP
Class M05%05%05%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       05 SEP 122
  Predicted   06 SEP-08 SEP  120/115/115
  90 Day Mean        05 SEP 167
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 04 SEP  011/015
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 05 SEP  008/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 06 SEP-08 SEP  020/015-015/015-010/012
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 06 SEP to 08 SEP
A. Middle Latitudes
Active35%20%05%
Minor storm15%10%05%
Major-severe storm10%10%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active35%20%15%
Minor storm20%15%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%01%

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