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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1998 Oct 27 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 300 Issued at 2200Z on 27 OCT 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 26-2100Z to 27-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN VERY LOW. NO SIGNIFICANT FLARES OCCURRED. REGION 8369 (N18E31), A 7-SPOT 'CAO' BETA GROUP, IS THE ONLY ACTIVE REGION CURRENTLY ON THE VISIBLE DISK.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW, WITH THE CHANCE FOR C-CLASS X-RAY ACTIVITY FROM REGION 8369.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 26-2100Z to 27-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. A SINGLE PERIOD OF UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WAS OBSERVED AT HIGH LATITUDES DURING THE INTERVAL 26/2100-2400Z. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX CONTINUES IN THE HIGH RANGE.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 28 OCT to 30 OCT
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       27 OCT 103
  Predicted   28 OCT-30 OCT  100/100/102
  90 Day Mean        27 OCT   131
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 26 OCT  003/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 27 OCT  005/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 28 OCT-30 OCT  010/008-010/008-010/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 28 OCT to 30 OCT
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
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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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 00:01 UTC

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Iqaluit, NU
Nuuk
Tórshavn
Reykjavik
Trondheim
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (10.59nT), the direction is slightly South (-0.7nT).

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