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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 2000 Apr 29 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 120 Issued at 2200Z on 29 APR 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 28-2100Z to 29-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8970 (S15W36) PRODUCED TWO MINOR C-CLASS FLARES DURING THE PERIOD. REGION 8976 (S11W14) PRODUCED A LONG DURATION C3/SF AT 29/1203UT, THIS WAS THE LARGEST EVENT NOTED TODAY. REGION 8971(N18W36) PRODUCED AN OPTICAL SUBFLARE AT 29/1710UT. OTHER THAN THE ACTIVITY DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE SUN WAS FAIRLY QUIET AND STABLE DURING THE PERIOD.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 28-2100Z to 29-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 30 APR to 02 MAY
Class M30%30%30%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       29 APR 175
  Predicted   30 APR-02 MAY  175/175/180
  90 Day Mean        29 APR 189
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 28 APR  011/017
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 29 APR  012/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 30 APR-02 MAY  010/010-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 30 APR to 02 MAY
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%20%20%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active30%30%30%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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