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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 May 03 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 123 Issued at 2200Z on 03 MAY 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 02-2100Z to 03-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS MODERATE. REGION 8525 (N18E24) GENERATED AN M4/2N EVENT AT 0602Z. A HALO CORONAL MASS EJECTION WAS SEEN BY SOHO-LASCO A SHORT TIME LATER. THE ACTIVITY INCLUDED TYPE II AND IV SWEEPS, AND A RADIO BURST OF 220 SFU AT 2695 MHZ. THE REGION HAS BEEN LARGELY QUIET SINCE THIS ACTIVITY, RETAINING ITS BRIGHT PLAGE AND OMINOUS APPEARANCE. REGION 8524 (N20W69) BECAME ACTIVE LATE IN THE DAY, PRODUCING THREE C-CLASS FLARES IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD. THE REMAINDER OF THE DISK AND LIMBS WERE QUIET.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGIONS 8524 AND 8525 ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE CONTINUED C-CLASS ACTIVITY. AN ISOLATED M-LEVEL EVENT MAY OCCUR IN THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 02-2100Z to 03-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRONS AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS WERE AT HIGH LEVELS THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. ACTIVITY FROM TODAY'S HALO CME IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 04 MAY to 06 MAY
Class M40%40%40%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       03 MAY 127
  Predicted   04 MAY-06 MAY  125/125/120
  90 Day Mean        03 MAY 129
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 02 MAY  008/013
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 03 MAY  010/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 04 MAY-06 MAY  010/010-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 04 MAY to 06 MAY
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%20%30%
Minor storm05%05%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active30%30%40%
Minor storm10%10%15%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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