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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Feb 05 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 036 Issued at 2200Z on 05 FEB 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY DECLINED TO VERY LOW LEVELS. NO FLARES WERE DETECTED. REGION 8453 (S26E04) WAS THE ONLY SPOTTED REGION ON THE DISK. A 16-DEGREE FILAMENT, LAST SEEN NEAR S23E82, DISAPPEARED SOMETIME OVERNIGHT. A 38-DEGREE FILAMENT, LAST OBSERVED NEAR S62E09, DISAPPEARED AROUND 05/1400Z. AN ERUPTIVE PROMINENCE REACHING 0.42 SOLAR RADII WAS OBSERVED ON THE SOUTHWEST LIMB BEGINNING AT 05/1936Z. TODAY'S 10.7 CM RADIO FLUX READING WAS THE LOWEST SINCE LAST OCTOBER.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW DURING THE FIRST TWO DAYS. AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY LEVELS IS POSSIBLE ON THE FINAL DAY WITH THE EXPECTED RETURN OF OLD REGIONS 8439 (S23, L = 272) AND 8440 (N19, L = 265).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS WITH BRIEF, LOCALIZED ACTIVE PERIODS OBSERVED AT SOME HIGH LATITUDE STATIONS.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS.
III. Event Probabilities 06 FEB to 08 FEB
Class M05%05%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       05 FEB 104
  Predicted   06 FEB-08 FEB  105/105/115
  90 Day Mean        05 FEB 142
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 04 FEB  005/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 05 FEB  008/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 06 FEB-08 FEB  008/011-008/011-008/011
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 06 FEB to 08 FEB
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%20%20%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active25%25%25%
Minor storm10%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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