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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1997 Nov 02 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 306 Issued at 2200Z on 02 NOV 1997

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY BECAME LOW. REGION 8100 (S19W11) PRODUCED A C2/SB FLARE AT 02/0304Z WITH MINOR RADIO BURSTS AND A C2/SF AT 02/2049Z. REGION 8100 ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL B-CLASS SUBFLARES. GROWTH BEGAN ANEW IN THIS REGION LATE ON 01 NOV. SEVERAL SMALL ISLANDS OF OPPOSITE POLARITY EMERGED THROUGHOUT THE REGION COMPLICATING THE EXISTING BETA GAMMA MAGNETIC CLASSIFICATION. A SMALL REGION EMERGED NEAR N30E13 AND WAS NUMBERED AS NEW REGION 8102.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE PREDOMINANTLY LOW. REGION 8100 SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE IMPULSIVE SMALL AREA C-CLASS EVENTS NEAR THE SMALL REGIONS OF EMERGING FLUX. OCCASIONAL SMALL M-CLASS EVENTS ARE POSSIBLE - ESPECIALLY IF GROWTH AND INCREASE IN MAGNETIC COMPLEXITY IN THE REGION CONTINUE.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET. RECENT SOLAR WIND DATA INDICATE A BENIGN SLOW SPEED FLOW IN THE EARTH'S VICINITY. ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT AGAIN REACHED HIGH LEVELS DURING THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR 03-04 NOV. MOSTLY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE PREDICTED ON 06 NOV.
III. Event Probabilities 03 NOV to 05 NOV
Class M25%25%25%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       02 NOV 098
  Predicted   03 NOV-05 NOV  100/102/103
  90 Day Mean        02 NOV 088
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 01 NOV  009/008
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 02 NOV  001/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 03 NOV-05 NOV  005/008-010/010-012/015
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 03 NOV to 05 NOV
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%10%20%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%15%20%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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