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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1998 Jul 25 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 206 Issued at 2200Z on 25 JUL 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 24-2100Z to 25-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY CONTINUED AT LOW LEVELS. TWO C-CLASS FLARES OCCURRED, ONE OF WHICH WAS OPTICALLY TIED TO REGION 8280 (S23E27). THIS REGION REMAINED A MODERATELY LARGE, STABLE H-TYPE. REGION 8282 (N31E31) STABILIZED EARLY IN THE PERIOD FOLLOWING A DAY OF MODERATE GROWTH. THERE WERE SOME SIGNS OF MAGNETIC COMPLEXITY WITHIN THE REGION WITH A WEAK DELTA MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION REPORTED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE PREDOMINATELY LOW WITH A FAIR CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED M-CLASS FLARE FROM REGION 8280 OR 8282.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 24-2100Z to 25-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED UNTIL 25/0500UT. ACTIVITY INCREASED DURING 25/0500 - 0900UT WITH ACTIVE LEVELS AT MIDDLE LATITUDES AND ACTIVE TO MAJOR STORM LEVELS AT HIGH LATITUDES. THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RETURNED TO QUIET TO UNSETTLED LEVELS AFTER 25/0900UT. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS AT HIGH LEVELS DURING MOST OF THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX IS EXPECTED TO BE AT MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS.
III. Event Probabilities 26 JUL to 28 JUL
Class M30%30%30%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton05%05%05%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       25 JUL 122
  Predicted   26 JUL-28 JUL  124/126/128
  90 Day Mean        25 JUL 109
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 24 JUL  018/022
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 25 JUL  014/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 26 JUL-28 JUL  010/007-007/007-007/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 26 JUL to 28 JUL
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%10%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active20%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY, 27 JULY: GOES-9 WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF OPERATIONAL STATUS. GOES-8 WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY SPACECRAFT FOR SWO DATA AND PRODUCTS. GOES-10 WILL BE THE SECONDARY SPACECRAFT.

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