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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1998 Apr 01 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 091 Issued at 2200Z on 01 APR 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 31-2100Z to 01-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8190 (S21E25) CONTINUED TO GROW STEADILY TODAY AND PRODUCED THREE C-CLASS FLARES; THE LARGEST WAS A C2/SF AT 0923Z. THE MAIN INVERSION LINE OF THE REGION IS ORIENTED IN A NORTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. REGION 8185 (S25W64) PRODUCED A C1/SF AT 1358Z BUT WAS OTHERWISE QUIET.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE, HOWEVER, FOR AN ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENT FROM REGION 8190.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 31-2100Z to 01-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS MOSTLY QUIET DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. HIGH LATITUDES EXPERIENCED MINOR SUBSTORM ACTIVITY FROM 0300-1000UT. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUXES CONTINUE TO BE AT HIGH LEVELS.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A POSSIBLILITY FOR ENHANCED ACTIVITY IN RESPONSE TO SUNDAY'S FILAMENT ERUPTION. UNSETTLED TO QUIET LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 02 APR to 04 APR
Class M25%25%20%
Class X05%05%01%
Proton05%05%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       01 APR 106
  Predicted   02 APR-04 APR  105/100/098
  90 Day Mean        01 APR 099
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 31 MAR  007/010
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 APR  005/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 APR-04 APR  015/012-010/010-007/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 02 APR to 04 APR
A. Middle Latitudes
Active25%15%10%
Minor storm10%10%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%
B. High Latitudes
Active25%15%10%
Minor storm10%10%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%

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