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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1996 Jul 08 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 190 Issued at 2200Z on 08 JUL 1996

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 07-2100Z to 08-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 7978 (S10W24) PRO- DUCED SEVERAL C-CLASS EVENTS TODAY. THE LARGEST OF THESE WAS A C1/SF AT 0900Z. THE GROUP EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCE OF MAGNETIC FLUX OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS FLUX EMERGENCE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A REMARKABLE INCREASE IN SPOT AREA FROM 30 TO 210 MILLIONTHS OF A SOLAR HEMISPHERE. THE EMERGENCE OF NEGATIVE POLARITY SPOTS THAT HAVE COMBINED WITH A CENTRAL, POSITIVE POLARITY PORTION OF THE REGION HAVE LED TO THE FORM- ATION OF A MAGNETIC DELTA CONFIGURATION.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF AN ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENT FROM REGION 7978.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 07-2100Z to 08-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS MOSTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. A PERIOD OF ACTIVE LEVELS OCCURRED AT HIGH LATITUDES FROM 0600-0900Z.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 09 JUL to 11 JUL
Class M15%15%15%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       08 JUL  082
  Predicted   09 JUL-11 JUL  082/082/082
  90 Day Mean        08 JUL  070
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED  AFR/AP 07 JUL  012/009
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 08 JUL  011/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 09 JUL-11 JUL  010/008-010/008-010/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 09 JUL to 11 JUL
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%

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