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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 Dec 13 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 347 Issued at 2200Z on 13 DEC 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 12-2100Z to 13-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. ONLY MINOR C-CLASS X-RAY EVENTS OCCURRED THIS PERIOD. THE MOST ACTIVE REGIONS WERE 8404 (S24W86), 8408 (S18W13), AND 8409 (S28E01). REGION 8408 HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE TO 190 MILLIONTHS AND HAS ALSO EVOLVED INTO A BETA-GAMMA-DELTA MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW WITH CONTINUED C-CLASS EVENTS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENT.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 12-2100Z to 13-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUIET.
III. Event Probabilities 14 DEC to 16 DEC
Class M30%30%30%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       13 DEC 144
  Predicted   14 DEC-16 DEC  140/140/140
  90 Day Mean        13 DEC 132
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 12 DEC  007/006
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 13 DEC  005/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 14 DEC-16 DEC  008/008-008/008-008/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 14 DEC to 16 DEC
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%10%10%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm05%01%01%

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