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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 Mar 13 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 072 Issued at 2200Z on 13 MAR 1997

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 12-2100Z to 13-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN VERY LOW. NO FLARES OCCURRED. REGION 8020 (N08W19), CURRENTLY AN EIGHT SPOT 'CRO' GROUP, REMAINS THE ONLY ACTIVE REGION ON THE VISIBLE DISK. A 6-DEGREE LONG FAINT DENSITY FILAMENT LOCATED TO THE EAST OF REGION 8020 DISAPPEARED BETWEEN 12 AND 13 MARCH.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 12-2100Z to 13-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, WITH THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED PERIODS OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS ON DAYS TWO AND THREE DUE TO RECURRENT ACTIVITY.
III. Event Probabilities 14 MAR to 16 MAR
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       13 MAR 074
  Predicted   14 MAR-16 MAR  074/074/074
  90 Day Mean        13 MAR 075
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 12 MAR  016/012
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 13 MAR  010/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 14 MAR-16 MAR  005/005-010/010-010/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 14 MAR to 16 MAR
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%25%25%
Minor storm05%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%25%25%
Minor storm05%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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