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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 Aug 11 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 223 Issued at 2200Z on 11 AUG 1997

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 10-2100Z to 11-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED LOW. C-CLASS ACTIVITY PERSISTED, ALTHOUGH THE FREQUENCY OF THE EVENTS DECREASED. THE LARGEST X-RAY BURST, A C5 AT 0003Z, WAS SEEN IN X-RAY IMAGERY DATA AS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A BRIGHTENING IN OLD REGION 8069, NOW NEARLY 3 DAYS BEYOND WEST LIMB NEAR N21. TWO NEW REGIONS ROTATED INTO VIEW, 8073 (N14E74) AND 8074 (N26E75). BOTH GROUPS SHOW MATURE H-TYPE SPOTS. REGION 8073 IS THE APPARENT RETURN OF OLD REGION 8065, THE SITE OF THREE C-CLASS FLARES ON JULY 25.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 10-2100Z to 11-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. NIGHTTIME SUBSTORMS OCCURRED ON AN OTHERWISE QUIET DAY.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY UNSETTLED, WITH SUBSTORMS LIKELY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
III. Event Probabilities 12 AUG to 14 AUG
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       11 AUG 080
  Predicted   12 AUG-14 AUG  082/082/084
  90 Day Mean        11 AUG 073
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 10 AUG  008/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 11 AUG  010/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 12 AUG-14 AUG  010/012-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 12 AUG to 14 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%30%30%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active40%40%40%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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