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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 Aug 01 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 213 Issued at 2200Z on 01 AUG 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 31-2100Z to 01-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW, BASED ON A SINGLE UNCORRELATED C3 FLARE AT 01/1820Z. IN ADDITION, A B7/1F EVENT WITH STRONG ASSOCIATED TYPE II/IV RADIO SWEEPS WAS OBSERVED FROM REGION 8288 (S27E25) AT 01/0630Z. REGION 8282 (N30W60) HAS DECREASED IN SIZE AND SPOT COUNT SINCE YESTERDAY, AND IS CURRENTLY A 4-SPOT 'CA0' BETA GROUP.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW TO LOW. ADDITIONAL C-CLASS FLARES ARE POSSIBLE IN REGIONS 8282, 8283 (N27E04), AND 8288.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 31-2100Z to 01-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD HAS BEEN QUIET TO ACTIVE FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS, WITH A SINGLE PERIOD OF MINOR STORMING RECORDED IN BOULDER DURING THE INTERVAL 01/1500-1800Z.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY UNSETTLED, WITH THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED PERIODS OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS, FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CONDITIONS ON DAYS TWO AND THREE ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 02 AUG to 04 AUG
Class M10%05%05%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       01 AUG 112
  Predicted   02 AUG-04 AUG  110/108/108
  90 Day Mean        01 AUG 110
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 31 JUL  021/033
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 01 AUG  015/015
PREDICTED AFR/AP 02 AUG-04 AUG  015/020-010/015-010/012
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 02 AUG to 04 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%15%15%
Minor storm10%05%05%
Major-severe storm05%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active25%15%15%
Minor storm15%05%05%
Major-severe storm05%01%01%

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