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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 2015 Jan 04 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 4 Issued at 2200Z on 04 Jan 2015

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 03-2100Z to 04-2100Z

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a M1 event observed at 04/1536Z from Region 2253 (S07W04). There are currently 6 numbered sunspot regions on the disk.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for M-class flares and a slight chance for an X-class flare on days one, two, and three (05 Jan, 06 Jan, 07 Jan).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 03-2100Z to 04-2100Z
The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to minor storm levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 473 km/s at 03/2245Z. Total IMF reached 11 nT at 04/1939Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -10 nT at 04/1336Z.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at unsettled to active levels on day one (05 Jan) and quiet to unsettled levels on days two and three (06 Jan, 07 Jan). Protons greater than 10 Mev have a slight chance of crossing threshold on days two and three (06 Jan, 07 Jan).
III. Event Probabilities 05 Jan to 07 Jan
Class M50%50%50%
Class X10%10%10%
Proton05%10%10%
PCAFgreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       04 Jan 150
  Predicted   05 Jan-07 Jan 150/155/160
  90 Day Mean        04 Jan 157

V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 03 Jan  013/011
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 04 Jan  013/020
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 05 Jan-07 Jan  012/015-008/010-007/008

VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 05 Jan to 07 Jan
A. Middle Latitudes
Active35%20%15%
Minor storm15%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%15%15%
Minor storm25%25%25%
Major-severe storm50%30%20%

All times in UTC

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