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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2000 Jul 26 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 208 Issued at 2200Z on 26 JUL 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 25-2100Z to 26-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODERATE. AN OPTICALLY UNCORRELATED M1 FLARE OCCURRED AT 26/0743Z, MOST LIKELY FROM REGION 9087 BEHIND THE WEST LIMB (S11W94). A SINGLE C5/SF FLARE WAS OBSERVED AT 26/1807Z FROM REGION 9097 (N07W27), WHICH REMAINS THE LARGEST REGION ON THE DISK. NUMEROUS C-CLASS FLARES WERE ALSO OBSERVED FROM REGION 9090 (N14W61) THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. NEW REGION 9103 (N08E28) WAS NUMBERED TODAY.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE. REGIONS 9090 AND 9097 ARE THE MOST LIKELY SOURCES FOR M-CLASS ACTIVITY. A MODEST CHANCE FOR ISOLATED X-CLASS OR PROTON PRODUCING FLARES ALSO EXISTS FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 25/2100Z TO 26/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM QUIET TO MINOR STORM LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. TWO WEAK SHOCK PASSAGES AT APPROXIMATELY 0300Z AND 1800Z CONTRIBUTED TO PERIODS OF ACTIVE AND MINOR STORM LEVELS IN THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE, WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE OF ISOLATED MINOR STORM LEVELS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE CME ACTIVITY FROM 25/0249Z.
III. Event Probabilities 27 JUL to 29 JUL
Class M75%75%75%
Class X20%20%20%
Proton20%20%20%
PCAFYELLOW
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       26 JUL 175
  Predicted   27 JUL-29 JUL  170/175/170
  90 Day Mean        26 JUL 190
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 25 JUL  004/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 26 JUL  016/016
PREDICTED AFR/AP 27 JUL-29 JUL  010/012-020/025-020/020
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 27 JUL to 29 JUL
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%30%30%
Minor storm10%25%20%
Major-severe storm05%20%15%
B. High Latitudes
Active30%30%30%
Minor storm15%25%20%
Major-severe storm05%25%20%

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