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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Jan 07 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 007 Issued at 2200Z on 07 JAN 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 06-2100Z to 07-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. A LONG DURATION, OPTICALLY UNCORRELATED C-8 X-RAY BURST OCCURRED AT 07/0006Z. A TYPE II SWEEP WITH A SHOCK SPEED OF 600 KM/S WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. SPACE-BASED IMAGERY SUGGEST THIS ACTIVITY ORIGINATED FROM BEHIND THE WEST LIMB. REMAINING REGIONS WERE VERY QUIET. THREE NEW REGIONS WERE NUMBERED TODAY: REGION 8433 (S28E10), 8434 (S26E46), AND 8435 (N14E18).
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW. THERE'S STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ANOTHER C-CLASS X-RAY BURST FROM BEHIND THE WEST LIMB. REGION 8426 (N15W37) HOLDS THE STRONGEST CHANCE FOR LOW C-CLASS ACTIVITY ON THE VISIBLE DISK.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 06-2100Z to 07-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH ISOLATED ACTIVE PERIODS AT HIGH LATITUDES.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUIET TO UNSETTLED. PREDOMINANTLY UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT HIGH LATITUDES DUE TO A LARGE SOUTHERN CORONAL HOLE.
III. Event Probabilities 08 JAN to 10 JAN
Class M10%10%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       07 JAN 115
  Predicted   08 JAN-10 JAN  115/120/120
  90 Day Mean        07 JAN 138
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 06 JAN  008/009
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 07 JAN  010/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 08 JAN-10 JAN  008/012-008/012-008/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 08 JAN to 10 JAN
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%20%20%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active30%30%30%
Minor storm10%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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