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Solar activity report
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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Jun 05 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.comJoint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 156 Issued at 2200Z on 05 JUN 1999
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z
SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. OCCASIONAL C-CLASS FLARES
OCCURRED AS THE DISK EXPERIENCED VERY SUBSTANTIAL WHITE LIGHT AND
H-ALPHA GROWTH. FOUR NEW REGIONS WERE ASSIGNED; 8571 (S19E60), 8572
(N26W58), 8573 (N18W45), AND 8574 (N30E40). THERE ARE CURRENTLY
FIFTEEN SPOTTED REGIONS VISIBLE, AND THE X-RAY BACKGROUND IS NEAR
THE CLASS C LEVEL. TODAY'S IS ONE OF THE RICHEST AND MOST
INTERESTING DISKS OF THE CURRENT CYCLE.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW
TO MODERATE. REGIONS 8558 (N16W35) AND 8562 (S15W45) OFFER THE MOST
PROMISE FOR M-CLASS ACTIVITY.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 04-2100Z to 05-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 10 MEV
PROTON EVENT CONTINUES TO WANE WITH A TENTATIVE END TIME AT
05/1515Z. HOWEVER, THE FLUX IS HOVERING NEAR THE 10 PFU MARK, SO
FURTHER TIME MUST PASS TO CONFIRM THAT END. THE POLAR CAP ABSORPTION
EVENT ENDED AT 05/0420Z.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS
EXPECTED TO BE PREDOMINANTLY UNSETTLED. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
EPISODES OF ACTIVE CONDITIONS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
III. Event Probabilities 06 JUN to 08 JUN
Class M | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Class X | 05% | 05% | 05% |
Proton | 05% | 05% | 05% |
PCAF | GREEN
|
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed 05 JUN 164
Predicted 06 JUN-08 JUN 160/160/155
90 Day Mean 05 JUN 133
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 04 JUN 008/008
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 05 JUN 005/006
PREDICTED AFR/AP 06 JUN-08 JUN 015/012-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 06 JUN to 08 JUN
A. Middle Latitudes |
Active | 20% | 10% | 10% |
Minor storm | 05% | 05% | 05% |
Major-severe storm | 01% | 01% | 01% |
B. High Latitudes |
Active | 25% | 15% | 15% |
Minor storm | 05% | 05% | 05% |
Major-severe storm | 01% | 01% | 01% |
All times in UTC
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