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Solar activity report

Any mentioned solar flare in this report has a scaling factor applied by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Because of the SWPC scaling factor, solar flares are reported as 42% smaller than for the science quality data. The scaling factor has been removed from our archived solar flare data to reflect the true physical units.
Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2009 Feb 03 2201 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 034 Issued at 2200Z on 03 Feb 2009

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 02-2100Z to 03-2100Z

Solar activity was very low. The disk was spotless.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be very low.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 02-2100Z to 03-2100Z
The geomagnetic field was quiet. A discontinuity in the solar wind was seen at ACE at about 1910 UTC, when the speed increased by 60 km/s (to 360 km/s) and the magnetic field vector turned southward to about -8 nT for a short time. A sudden impulse at 2014 UTC at Boulder followed, measuring 10 nT. The field remained quiet after the impulse.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet.
III. Event Probabilities 04 Feb to 06 Feb
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFgreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       03 Feb 069
  Predicted   04 Feb-06 Feb  070/070/070
  90 Day Mean        03 Feb 069
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 02 Feb  000/002
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 03 Feb  001/003
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 04 Feb-06 Feb  005/005-005/005-005/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 04 Feb to 06 Feb
A. Middle Latitudes
Active01%01%01%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active05%05%05%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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