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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2000 Apr 02 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 093 Issued at 2200Z on 02 APR 2000

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

SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED AT A LOW LEVEL. THE LARGEST EVENT OF THE PERIOD WAS A LONG DURATION C6/SF FROM REGION 8936 (S15E22) FROM 02/1658-1831Z. REGION 8933 (N17W43) ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL SUBFLARES DURING THAT TIME. DISK REGIONS WERE PREDOMINANTLY STABLE OR DECAYING. ACTIVE SURGING WAS VISIBLE NEAR SE17 WHERE OLD REGION 8906 IS DUE TO RETURN.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD BE LOW TO MODERATE. CURRENT DISK REGIONS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENTS. OLD REGION 8906, THAT IS BEGINNING TO APPEAR AT THE SOUTHEAST LIMB, PRODUCED 8 M-CLASS EVENTS LAST ROTATION BUT WAS DECAYING SLOWLY DURING ITS WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRANSIT. DEPENDING UPON ITS RATE OF DISSOLUTION DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THIS AREA COULD ELEVATE ACTIVITY LEVELS DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS UNSETTLED TO SLIGHTLY ACTIVE. SOLAR WIND VELOCITY WAS SLIGHTLY OVER NOMINAL AT 450-475 KM/S.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY UNSETTLED TO SLIGHTLY ACTIVE FOR 03-04 APR. QUIET TO UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 05 APR.
III. Event Probabilities 03 APR to 05 APR
Class M50%50%50%
Class X10%10%10%
Proton05%05%05%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       02 APR 219
  Predicted   03 APR-05 APR  220/225/220
  90 Day Mean        02 APR 183
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 01 APR  012/014
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 02 APR  014/018
PREDICTED AFR/AP 03 APR-05 APR  012/015-010/015-008/012
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 03 APR to 05 APR
A. Middle Latitudes
Active40%35%20%
Minor storm15%15%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active40%40%25%
Minor storm15%15%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%01%

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