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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2000 Aug 04 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 217 Issued at 2200Z on 04 AUG 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 03-2100Z to 04-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. ISOLATED, OPTICALLY UNCORRELATED LOW C-CLASS ACTIVITY OCCURRED EARLY IN THE PERIOD. OCCASIONAL SMALL FAINT FLARES WERE OBSERVED IN REGIONS 9114 (N13E54) AND 9115 (N17E68), BUT MAGNETIC CONFIGURATIONS IN THESE REGIONS APPEAR RATHER SIMPLE. A LARGE, DARK FILAMENT NEAR DISK CENTER WAS QUITE ACTIVE AND MAY SOON ERUPT. NEW REGION 9116 (S12E63) WAS NUMBERED TODAY. REMAINING REGIONS WERE MOSTLY STABLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT LOW LEVELS. ISOLATED LOW C-CLASS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 03/2100Z TO 04/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE WITH A SINGLE MINOR STORM PERIOD BETWEEN 04/06 - 09Z. PERIODS OF SUSTAINED SOUTHWARD BZ ARE CAUSING THIS MINOR DISTURBANCE. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT BECAME HIGH LATE IN THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH ISOLATED ACTIVE PERIODS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 05 AUG to 07 AUG
Class M30%30%35%
Class X01%01%05%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       04 AUG 154
  Predicted   05 AUG-07 AUG  160/165/170
  90 Day Mean        04 AUG 190
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 03 AUG  008/012
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 04 AUG  014/018
PREDICTED AFR/AP 05 AUG-07 AUG  010/010-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 05 AUG to 07 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%30%30%
Minor storm10%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active35%35%35%
Minor storm15%15%15%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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