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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2000 Aug 09 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 222 Issued at 2200Z on 09 AUG 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 08-2100Z to 09-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. SEVERAL SMALL C-CLASS FLARES OCCURRED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. SPOTLESS REGION 9111 (N10W81) PRODUCED A NUMBER OF SUBFLARES, AS DID REGION 9114 (N11W16). REGION 9114 IS STILL THE LARGEST SUNSPOT GROUP ON THE VISIBLE DISK BUT HAS SHOWN DECAY SINCE YESTERDAY. THE SOUTHEAST LIMB NEAR S10 HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF YESTERDAY'S M1 FLARE. THIS RETURNING AREA IS NEAR THE LOCATION OF OLD REGION 9087 (S12, L=235) WHICH PRODUCED SEVERAL M-CLASS FLARES LAST ROTATION.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. THE GENERAL LEVEL OF ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS PREVIOUSLY ACTIVE LONGITUDES RETURN AT THE EAST LIMB. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS MODERATE.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 10 AUG to 12 AUG
Class M30%30%30%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       09 AUG 182
  Predicted   10 AUG-12 AUG  190/200/210
  90 Day Mean        09 AUG 191
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 AUG  007/009
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 AUG  005/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 AUG-12 AUG  005/008-005/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 10 AUG to 12 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active05%05%10%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%10%15%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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