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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 1997 Aug 09 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 221 Issued at 2200Z on 09 AUG 1997

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 08-2100Z to 09-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8069 (N21W86) PRODUCED A NUMBER OF C-CLASS X-RAY FLARES AS IT MAKES LIMB TRANSIT. ITS LARGEST EVENT WAS A C8 AT 1634Z. NEW REGION 8072 (N21E21) EMERGED QUIETLY ON THE DISK, WHILE THE OTHER SPOT GROUPS WERE QUIET AND STABLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. ADDITIONAL C-CLASS FLARES ARE LIKELY IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS FROM REGION 8069.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 08-2100Z to 09-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS.
III. Event Probabilities 10 AUG to 12 AUG
Class M10%05%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       09 AUG 078
  Predicted   10 AUG-12 AUG  078/078/076
  90 Day Mean        09 AUG 073
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 AUG  007/005
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 AUG  007/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 AUG-12 AUG  005/005-005/010-005/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 10 AUG to 12 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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