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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 1999 May 22 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 142 Issued at 2200Z on 22 MAY 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. YESTERDAY'S LONG DURATION C-CLASS EVENT THAT BEGAN AT 21/1715Z FINALLLY ENDED AT 21/2141Z. AN ADDITIONAL C-CLASS EVENT OCCURRED AT 22/0652Z WITH A PEAK OF C1.4 AND NO OPTICAL CORRELATION. A 22 DEGREE FILAMENT NEAR S26E29 DISAPPEARED SOMETIME BETWEEN 21/1850Z AND 22/0634Z. OBSERVATIONS FROM SOHO SUGGEST THAT THE FILAMENT FADED RATHER THAN ERUPTED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENT.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX ATTAINED HIGH LEVELS TODAY.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 23 MAY to 25 MAY
Class M25%25%20%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       22 MAY 140
  Predicted   23 MAY-25 MAY  145/145/145
  90 Day Mean        22 MAY 128
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 21 MAY  005/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 22 MAY  005/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 23 MAY-25 MAY  005/008-005/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 23 MAY to 25 MAY
A. Middle Latitudes
Active05%10%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%

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