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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2000 Sep 24 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 268 Issued at 2200Z on 24 SEP 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 23-2100Z to 24-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODERATE. REGION 9166 (S11W57) PRODUCED AN M4/2N FLARE AT 24/0338 UTC, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS C-CLASS FLARES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. REGION 9169 (N11W09) ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL C FLARES, THE LARGEST BEING A C8/1F AT 23/2142 UTC. TWO NEW REGIONS WERE NUMBERED TODAY: 9172 (N12E70) AND 9173 (S13E73).
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGIONS 9169 AND 9166 BOTH HAVE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED MAJOR FLARES AND ASSOCIATED PROTON ACTIVITY, AS THEY TRANSIT THE GEOEFFECTIVE LONGITUDES TOWARDS THE WESTERN LIMB. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 23/2100Z TO 24/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET TO ACTIVE. A LATE PERIOD INCREASE TO ACTIVE LEVELS WAS OBSERVED DUE TO THE ONSET OF HIGH SPEED STREAM EFFECTS FROM A CORONAL HOLE. GREATER-THAN-2 MEV ELECTRONS AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT WERE AT MODERATE LEVELS DURING LOCAL DAYTIME.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE, WITH ISOLATED MINOR STORMING, DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED STREAM EFFECTS THROUGH DAY ONE. EFFECTS SHOULD MODERATE ON DAY TWO, REDUCING TO QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS BY DAY THREE.
III. Event Probabilities 25 SEP to 27 SEP
Class M60%60%60%
Class X25%25%25%
Proton10%10%10%
PCAFYELLOW
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       24 SEP 225
  Predicted   25 SEP-27 SEP  225/220/215
  90 Day Mean        24 SEP 180
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 23 SEP  006/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 24 SEP  012/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 25 SEP-27 SEP  018/020-015/015-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 25 SEP to 27 SEP
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%25%20%
Minor storm20%15%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active35%30%25%
Minor storm25%15%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

All times in UTC

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