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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1998 Jan 27 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 027 Issued at 2200Z on 27 JAN 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 26-2100Z to 27-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8142 (S21W65) PRODUCED THE DAY'S ONLY C-CLASS FLARE, A C5/SN AT 26/2235UT. A TYPE II RADIO SWEEP ACCOMPANIED THE FLARE (EST. SHOCK VEL. 700 - 900 KM/SEC). ISOLATED B-CLASS SUBFLARES OCCURRED DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. REGION 8143 (S35E10) APPEARED TO STABILIZE WHILE MAINTAINING A MODERATELY COMPLEX MAGNETIC STRUCTURE. NO NEW REGIONS WERE ASSIGNED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIV ITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW. REGIONS 8142 AND 8143 COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED C-CLASS FLARES. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN M-CLASS FLARE FROM EITHER REGION.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 26-2100Z to 27-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE UNSETTLED PERIODS WERE LIMITED TO HIGH LATITUDES.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET THROUGH 28 JANUARY. A DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED DURING 29 - 30 JANUARY IN RESPONSE TO THE PARTIAL-HALO CME THAT OCCURRED ON 25 JANUARY. UNSETTLED TO MINOR STORM LEVELS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DISTURBANCE.
III. Event Probabilities 28 JAN to 30 JAN
Class M10%10%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       27 JAN 101
  Predicted   28 JAN-30 JAN  098/098/098
  90 Day Mean        27 JAN 097
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 26 JAN  002/003
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 27 JAN  005/005
PREDICTED AFR/AP 28 JAN-30 JAN  005/005-020/015-015/020
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 28 JAN to 30 JAN
A. Middle Latitudes
Active05%60%50%
Minor storm00%20%15%
Major-severe storm00%11%05%
B. High Latitudes
Active05%70%70%
Minor storm00%10%10%
Major-severe storm00%10%10%

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