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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1998 May 11 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 131 Issued at 2200Z on 11 MAY 1998

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

SOLAR ACTIVITY DECLINED TO VERY LOW LEVELS. REGION 8220 (S26E68) WAS STABLE AS IT CONTINUED TO ROTATE INTO VIEW. REGION 8218 (S20E08) WAS STABLE AS WELL, AND PRODUCED ISOLATED B-CLASS SUBFLARES. A 21 DEGREE FILAMENT DISAPPEARED FROM THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OVERNIGHT. IT WAS LAST SEEN CENTERED AT S33W44. NEW REGIONS 8221 (S09W46) AND 8222 (N20E68) WERE NUMBERED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. THERE IS A FAIR CHANCE FOR AN M-CLASS FLARE FROM REGION 8220.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 10-2100Z to 11-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX REMAINED AT MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS. THE GREATER THAN 10 MEV PROTON FLUX RETURNED TO BACKGROUND LEVELS EARLY IN THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS.
III. Event Probabilities 12 MAY to 14 MAY
Class M40%40%40%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       11 MAY 108
  Predicted   12 MAY-14 MAY  108/108/106
  90 Day Mean        11 MAY 108
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 10 MAY  007/011
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 11 MAY  010/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 12 MAY-14 MAY  012/012-010/010-010/012
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 12 MAY to 14 MAY
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%25%25%
Minor storm10%10%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active35%30%30%
Minor storm20%20%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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