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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 2010 Oct 05 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 278 Issued at 2200Z on 05 Oct 2010

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z

Solar activity was very low. Regions 1109 (N21W106) and 1111 (N24W18) produced isolated low-level B-class flares. The visible disk was spotless. No new regions were numbered today.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be very low.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z
The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels. The ACE spacecraft indicated a solar sector boundary crossing early in the reporting period. Solar wind speeds have shown an increase to around 340 km/s with IMF Bz fluctuations of +6/-6 nT.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels for day one (06 October) with mostly quiet conditions expected for days two and three (07-08 October).
III. Event Probabilities 06 Oct to 08 Oct
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       05 Oct 075
  Predicted   06 Oct-08 Oct  075/075/078
  90 Day Mean        05 Oct 081
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 04 Oct  002/003
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 05 Oct  006/007
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 06 Oct-08 Oct  007/007-005/005-005/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 06 Oct to 08 Oct
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%05%05%
Minor storm01%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%05%05%
Minor storm05%01%01%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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