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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 1998 Jan 19 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 019 Issued at 2200Z on 19 JAN 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 18-2100Z to 19-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. A B3 FLARE AND WEAK TYPE II SWEEP OCCURRED AT 19/0711Z. THE SOURCE REGION BECAME APPARENT FROM SPACE-BASED IMAGERY WHICH INDICATED AN ERUPTION NEAR N28W81 FOLLOWED BY A CORONAL MASS EJECTION (CME). THE EVENT BEGAN LATE YESTERDAY AS A DARK, BROAD SIX DEGREE LONG FILAMENT BECAME ACTIVE THEN SLOWLY BEGAN LOSING MASS BEFORE FINALLY ERUPTING. REGION 8131 (S24W88) EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS EARLY IN THE PERIOD BUT IS NOW QUIETLY ROTATING AROUND THE WEST LIMB. NEW REGIONS 8140 (S14W61) AND 8141 (N26E48) WERE NUMBERED TODAY. THE REMAINING REGIONS HAVE BEEN QUIET AND STABLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 18-2100Z to 19-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUIET. MATERIAL FROM THIS MORNING'S CME APPEARED WESTWARD DIRECTED SO NO EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED.
III. Event Probabilities 20 JAN to 22 JAN
Class M05%05%05%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       19 JAN 094
  Predicted   20 JAN-22 JAN  092/090/088
  90 Day Mean        19 JAN 096
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 18 JAN  008/009
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 19 JAN  005/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 20 JAN-22 JAN  005/005-005/005-005/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 20 JAN to 22 JAN
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%10%15%
Minor storm01%01%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%10%15%
Minor storm01%01%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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