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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 1997 Jan 06 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 6 Issued at 2200Z on 06 JAN 1997

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 05-2100Z to 06-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW. A NINE DEGREE FILAMENT NEAR S20E10 DISAPPEARED SOMETIME BETWEEN 05/1939 UT AND 06/2300 UT. AN ADDITIONAL FILAMENT ERUPTION OF 13 DEGREES NEAR S23W03 WAS REPORTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1301-1453 UT TODAY. REGION 8009 (S04W32), THE ONLY SPOTTED REGION ON THE DISK, WAS VERY QUIET AND STABLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 05-2100Z to 06-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR BRIEF ACTIVE PERIODS OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE POSSIBLE INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED BECAUSE OF RECURRENCE PATTERNS.
III. Event Probabilities 07 JAN to 09 JAN
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       06 JAN 073
  Predicted   07 JAN-09 JAN  075/075/075
  90 Day Mean        06 JAN 076
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 05 JAN  004/003
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 06 JAN  003/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 07 JAN-09 JAN  010/010-010/008-005/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 07 JAN to 09 JAN
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%25%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active30%25%10%
Minor storm10%10%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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