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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 2011 Jul 12 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 193 Issued at 2200Z on 12 Jul 2011

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 11-2100Z to 12-2100Z

Solar activity was low during the past 24 hours. Region 1247 (S18W40) produced a C1 event at 12/1449Z and has decayed to a Cao-type region while maintaining a beta-gamma magnetic configuration. Region 1250 (S27E18) has shown slight growth in areal coverage and is now considered to have a beta-gamma classification. All other regions on the disk remained relatively quiet and stable.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be low with a slight chance for an isolated M-class event for the next three days (12 July).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 11-2100Z to 12-2100Z
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled during the past 24 hours. ACE spacecraft measurements indicated solar wind velocities reached approximately 760 km/s at 12/1530Z due to a geoeffective coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during the period.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled with a chance for isolated active periods on day one (13 July) due to residual effects from the CH HSS. Conditions are expected to be unsettled to active with a chance for isolated minor storm conditions on day two (14 July) due to effects from the CME observed on 11 July. Mostly quiet conditions are expected to return on day three (15 July) as effects from the CME subside.
III. Event Probabilities 13 Jul to 15 Jul
Class M10%10%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       12 Jul 092
  Predicted   13 Jul-15 Jul  094/094/094
  90 Day Mean        12 Jul 098
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 11 Jul  010/013
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 12 Jul  008/012
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 13 Jul-15 Jul  010/012-015/015-005/007
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 13 Jul to 15 Jul
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%20%10%
Minor storm10%15%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active20%25%20%
Minor storm10%15%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

All times in UTC

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