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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Oct 02 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 275 Issued at 2200Z on 02 OCT 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. NUMEROUS MINOR C-CLASS X-RAY EVENTS OCCURRED WITH NO OPTICAL CORRELATION EXCEPT WITH A C3/SF OBSERVED AT 02/1828Z FROM REGION 8716 (N21E70). THE LARGEST EVENT WAS A C6 AT 02/0156Z. SURGING WAS OBSERVED FROM THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LIMB AS TWO ACTIVE REGIONS ARE STARTING TO ROTATE ONTO THE DISK. NEW REGION 8716 (N21E70) WAS NUMBERED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN M-CLASS X-RAY EVENT MOST LIKELY OCCURRING FROM ONE OF THE MORE ACTIVE REGIONS NEAR THE EAST LIMB.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT ALTERNATED BETWEEN MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO ACTIVE DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE PERIOD THEN BECOMING MORE QUIET TO UNSETTLED. ISOLATED ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE HIGHER LATITUDES DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE PERIOD.
III. Event Probabilities 03 OCT to 05 OCT
Class M10%10%15%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       02 OCT 126
  Predicted   03 OCT-05 OCT  130/135/135
  90 Day Mean        02 OCT 155
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 01 OCT  006/011
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 02 OCT  012/015
PREDICTED AFR/AP 03 OCT-05 OCT  010/015-008/015-008/012
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 03 OCT to 05 OCT
A. Middle Latitudes
Active25%20%15%
Minor storm10%05%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active35%30%25%
Minor storm15%10%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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