SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS MODERATE. REGIONS 8906 (S17W74) AND 8910 (N12W23) PRODUCED THE BRUNT OF THE DAY'S ACTIVITY. 8906 HAD AN M3/1N TENFLARE AT 18/2357Z, AND AN M1/1F TENFLARE AT 1756Z, AS WELL AS OTHER SMALLER EVENTS. THE REGION IS NEARING WEST LIMB, BUT CLEARLY REMAINS POTENT. REGION 8910 PRODUCED AN M2/2N AT 18/2333Z, AND OTHER LESSER-SIZED EVENTS. THIS REGION IS THE MOST OMINOUS ON THE VISIBLE DISK, MEASURING NEARLY 600 MILLIONTHS IN WHITE LIGHT AREA, 48 SPOTS, AND A BETA-GAMMA DELTA MAGNETIC TOPOLOGY. OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OCCURRING WERE: A C4/1F FLARE WITH TYPE II AT 18/2154Z FROM REGION 8909 (S29E25), AN UNOBSERVED C5 X-RAY EVENT WITH TYPE II AT 0202Z, AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A 29 DEGREE-LONG FILAMENT CENTERED NEAR S69W04 IN THE FIRST HALF OF TODAY. TWO NEW REGIONS, 8918 (N32W14) AND 8919 (S22E58) WERE NUMBERED.

SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MODERATE. REGIONS 8906 AND 8910 SHOULD CONTINUE TO GENERATE OCCASIONAL M-CLASS ACTIVITY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF X-CLASS ACTIVITY SHOULD FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OCCUR IN REGION 8910.

THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED.

THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST AT QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.

  Наблюдаемый       19 MAR 208
  Прогнозируемый   20 MAR-22 MAR  215/220/230
  среднее значение за последние 3 месяца        19 MAR 174

OBSERVED AFR/AP 18 MAR  006/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 19 MAR  008/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 20 MAR-22 MAR  005/008-010/008-010/015