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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Dec 06 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 340 Issued at 2200Z on 06 DEC 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 05-2100Z to 06-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED LOW. THE LARGEST ACTIVITY WAS A C8/2N TENFLARE EVENT FROM REGION 8788 (N09E29) AT 06/0718UT. THIS EVENT ALSO INCLUDED A TYPE II SWEEP WITH A SPEED OF 500 KM/S AND A FULL-HALO CME AS DETECTED BY THE LASCO SPACECRAFT. NEW REGION 8790 (N09E47) WAS NUMBERED TODAY. ALTHOUGH THIS REGION IS A SMALL 4 SPOT BXO BETA GROUP IT IS SHOWING INCREASING ACTIVITY AND HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL OPTICAL SUBFLARES. THE REST OF THE DISK AND LIMB WERE MOSTLY STABLE WITH LITTLE ACTIVITY.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 05-2100Z to 06-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. THE DISTURBANCE IN THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS IS A CONSEQUENCE OF HIGH SPEED SOLAR WIND FROM A WELL POSITIONED CORONAL HOLE.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE. EPISODIC MINOR STORM CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR DURING LOCAL NIGHTTIME'S. THIS STREAM SHOULD CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FIELD FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE FULL-HALO CME DESCRIBED ABOVE COULD HAVE POTENTIAL GEOMAGNETIC AFFECTS ON DECEMBER 9-10.
III. Event Probabilities 07 DEC to 09 DEC
Class M20%20%20%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       06 DEC 143
  Predicted   07 DEC-09 DEC  150/150/155
  90 Day Mean        06 DEC 165
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 05 DEC  019/018
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 06 DEC  020/020
PREDICTED AFR/AP 07 DEC-09 DEC  015/018-015/015-015/015
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 07 DEC to 09 DEC
A. Middle Latitudes
Active01%01%01%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active01%01%01%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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