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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2007 Apr 27 2203 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 117 Issued at 2200Z on 27 Apr 2007

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 26-2100Z to 27-2100Z

Solar activity was very low during the past 24 hours. Region 953 (S10E49) produced several B-class events during the past 24 hours. As the region has rotated more fully into view, it now appears that the group consists mostly of a large penumbral area which contains opposite magnetic polarities, making the group a beta-delta magnetic classification.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be very low to low for the next three days (28-30 April), with a slight chance for an isolated M-class event from Region 953.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 26-2100Z to 27-2100Z
The geomagnetic field was quiet to active during the past 24 hours. An initially quiet to unsettled field became unsettled to active with the onset of a high speed solar wind stream around 1500Z. Solar wind velocity increased to about 600 km/s and the interplanetary magnetic field showed fluctuations from about -9 nT to +7 nT.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly active with a chance for isolated minor storm periods for the next 24 hours (28 April) as the high speed stream is expected to continue. Unsettled levels with a chance for active periods is expected for the second day (29 April) and conditions should decline to mostly unsettled by the third day (30 April).
III. Event Probabilities 28 Apr to 30 Apr
Class M15%15%15%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       27 Apr 083
  Predicted   28 Apr-30 Apr  085/085/085
  90 Day Mean        27 Apr 074
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 26 Apr  004/006
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 27 Apr  008/012
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 28 Apr-30 Apr  020/030-015/015-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 28 Apr to 30 Apr
A. Middle Latitudes
Active45%30%15%
Minor storm25%15%05%
Major-severe storm10%05%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active45%30%20%
Minor storm30%20%15%
Major-severe storm15%10%05%

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