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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 2013 Oct 01 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 274 Issued at 2200Z on 01 Oct 2013

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 30-2100Z to 01-2100Z

Solar activity has been at very low levels for the past 24 hours. There are currently 3 numbered sunspot regions on the disk.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be very low with a chance for a C-class flares and a slight chance for an M-class flare on days one, two, and three (02 Oct, 03 Oct, 04 Oct).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 30-2100Z to 01-2100Z
The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 379 km/s at 01/1929Z. Total IMF reached 9 nT at 01/0803Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -7 nT at 01/1321Z. Protons greater than 10 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 177 pfu at 30/2115Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 659 pfu.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels on day one (02 Oct), unsettled to major storm levels on day two (03 Oct) and quiet to unsettled levels on day three (04 Oct). Protons are expected to cross threshold on day one (02 Oct), are expected to cross threshold on day two (03 Oct) and have a chance of crossing threshold on day three (04 Oct).
III. Event Probabilities 02 Oct to 04 Oct
Class M10%10%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton99%75%40%
PCAFred
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       01 Oct 107
  Predicted   02 Oct-04 Oct 105/105/100
  90 Day Mean        01 Oct 111

V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 30 Sep  003/002
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 01 Oct  004/006
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 02 Oct-04 Oct  014/020-030/040-008/008

VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 02 Oct to 04 Oct
A. Middle Latitudes
Active45%35%15%
Minor storm25%30%05%
Major-severe storm05%10%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%05%15%
Minor storm25%25%25%
Major-severe storm65%65%25%

All times in UTC

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