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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 Oct 23 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 296 Issued at 2200Z on 23 OCT 1998

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 22-2100Z to 23-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. REGION 8365 (S27W61) CONTINUED TO PRODUCE SUBFLARES BUT AT A REDUCED RATE FROM THE LAST TWO DAYS. GROWTH IN THIS REGION APPEARS TO HAVE STABILIZED.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. C-CLASS ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE IN REGION 8365.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 22-2100Z to 23-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM QUIET TO ACTIVE. THE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN POLAR CORONAL HOLE APPEARS TO BE ENDING. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX WAS HIGH.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 24 OCT to 26 OCT
Class M10%10%10%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       23 OCT 113
  Predicted   24 OCT-26 OCT  112/112/115
  90 Day Mean        23 OCT 132
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 22 OCT  012/018
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 23 OCT  012/015
PREDICTED AFR/AP 24 OCT-26 OCT  010/012-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 24 OCT to 26 OCT
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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