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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 Jul 18 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 199 Issued at 2200Z on 18 JUL 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 17-2100Z to 18-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. THE MOST ACTIVE REGION WAS 8636 (N20E60). THIS REGION PRODUCED SEVERAL C-CLASS X-RAY EVENTS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OPTICAL SUBFLARES. OPTICAL OBSERVATORIES REPORT NEAR CONTINUOUS PLAGE FLUCTUATIONS AND POINT BRIGHTENING IN REGION 8636. IT CURRENTLY HAS AN ESO, BETA-GAMMA SPOT CLASSIFICATION WITH 10 SPOTS. THE REST OF THE DISK AND LIMBS WERE MOSTLY QUIET AND STABLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGION 8636 IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENTS AT ANY TIME.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 17-2100Z to 18-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET WITH POSSIBLE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
III. Event Probabilities 19 JUL to 21 JUL
Class M30%30%30%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       18 JUL 138
  Predicted   19 JUL-21 JUL  145/150/155
  90 Day Mean        18 JUL 152
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 17 JUL  003/005
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 18 JUL  005/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 19 JUL-21 JUL  005/007-010/010-005/007
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 19 JUL to 21 JUL
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%20%10%
Minor storm01%05%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%25%15%
Minor storm01%05%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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