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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2005 May 22 2210 UTC
# Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, #Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force. #

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 142 Issued at 2200Z on 22 May 2005

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z

Solar activity remained at very low levels. Region 766 (N15E62) has fully rotated onto the visible disk and it appears to be a DAO beta spot group. Region 767 (S07E67) has also fully rotated onto the visible disk and it appears to be a DAO beta spot group. Both of these regions were relatively quiet during the period. No new regions were numbered today.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z
The geomagnetic field was at predominantly quiet to active levels. A brief period of minor storming was observed at the Boulder magnetometer between 22/0000 and 0300Z. Several hours of a sustained southward Bz preceded the storming conditions. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels today.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at predominantly quiet to unsettled levels. Isolated active conditions may be possible with periods of sustained southward Bz throughout the interval at the higher latitudes.
III. Event Probabilities 23 May to 25 May
Class M05%05%05%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFgreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       22 May 082
  Predicted   23 May-25 May  085/085/085
  90 Day Mean        22 May 091
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 21 May  013/021
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 22 May  016/018
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 23 May-25 May  004/010-008/012-004/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 23 May to 25 May
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%20%15%
Minor storm01%05%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active20%25%20%
Minor storm10%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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