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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 1998 Jan 23 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 023 Issued at 2200Z on 23 JAN 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 22-2100Z to 23-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY REMAINED VERY LOW. REGION 8143 (S35E60) PRODUCED SEVERAL SMALL B-CLASS SUBFLARES. THIS REGION GREW AT A SLOW PACE. A SMALL REGION ROTATED AROUND THE EAST LIMB NEAR N12E65 AND WAS NUMBERED AS NEW REGION 8144.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY VERY LOW. REGION 8143 IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED SMALL C-CLASS FLARES.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 22-2100Z to 23-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
A SMALL GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED ON 24-25 JAN. GENERALLY, UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST. ISOLATED MINOR STORM PERIODS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THAT INTERVAL. QUIET TO UNSETTLED CONDITIONS SHOULD OCCUR ON 26 JAN.
III. Event Probabilities 24 JAN to 26 JAN
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       23 JAN 097
  Predicted   24 JAN-26 JAN  100/102/103
  90 Day Mean        23 JAN 096
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 22 JAN  003/004
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 23 JAN  005/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 24 JAN-26 JAN  012/010-012/012-008/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 24 JAN to 26 JAN
A. Middle Latitudes
Active35%35%15%
Minor storm20%20%05%
Major-severe storm10%10%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active35%35%15%
Minor storm25%25%05%
Major-severe storm10%10%01%

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