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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 Sep 10 2230 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 253 Issued at 2200Z on 10 Sep 2015

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 09-2100Z to 10-2100Z

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 (11 Sep, 12 Sep, 13 Sep).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 09-2100Z to 10-2100Z
The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to major storm levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 472 km/s at 09/2232Z. Total IMF reached 12 nT at 10/1814Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -7 nT at 10/1527Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 3173 pfu.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels on day one (11 Sep), unsettled to minor storm levels on day two (12 Sep) and quiet to active levels on day three (13 Sep).
III. Event Probabilities 11 Sep to 13 Sep
Class M10%10%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFgreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       10 Sep 084
  Predicted   11 Sep-13 Sep 090/095/100
  90 Day Mean        10 Sep 107

V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 09 Sep   NA/056
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 10 Sep  011/015
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 11 Sep-13 Sep  015/018-020/025-013/015

VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 11 Sep to 13 Sep
A. Middle Latitudes
Active35%35%35%
Minor storm25%25%15%
Major-severe storm05%05%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%10%15%
Minor storm30%30%30%
Major-severe storm55%55%50%

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