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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 11 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 223 Issued at 2200Z on 11 AUG 1998

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

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. ISOLATED, MOSTLY OPTICALLY UNCORROLATED MINOR C-CLASS FLARES OCCURRED EARLY IN THE PERIOD. REGION 8293 (S22W44) IS SLOWLY DECAYING BUT STILL MAINTAINS MODERATE MAGNETIC COMPLEXITY IN A BETA-GAMMA CONFIGURATION. REGION 8299 (N15E26) CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT OCCASIONAL PLAGE FLUCTUATIONS AND SURGING BUT HAS OTHERWISE BEEN QUIET. REGION 8298 (N20W38) EXPERIENCED MINOR GROWTH AND PRODUCED A C1/SF AT 10/2142Z. REMAINING REGIONS HAVE BEEN QUIET.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGIONS 8293 AND 8299 ARE SHOWING SOME SLIGHT DECAY BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED M-CLASS ACTIVITY.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 10-2100Z to 11-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ACTIVE IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS IN RESPONSE TO THE LARGE DSF/CME OBSERVED ON 08 AUG. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO QUIET TO UNSETTLED BY DAY 2 AND 3.
III. Event Probabilities 12 AUG to 14 AUG
Class M30%25%25%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton05%05%05%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       11 AUG 150
  Predicted   12 AUG-14 AUG  150/145/145
  90 Day Mean        11 AUG 111
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 10 AUG  013/014
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 11 AUG  009/010
PREDICTED AFR/AP 12 AUG-14 AUG  025/025-015/015-005/008
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 12 AUG to 14 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active40%20%10%
Minor storm25%10%05%
Major-severe storm05%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active50%25%15%
Minor storm35%15%10%
Major-severe storm10%05%01%

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