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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Jul 22 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 203 Issued at 2200Z on 22 JUL 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. SEVERAL MINOR C-CLASS X-RAY EVENTS WERE OBSERVED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. AN OPTICALLY UNCORRELATED LONG DURATION C2 X-RAY EVENT OCCURRED FROM 21/2212Z TO 22/0013Z. REGION 8636 (N21E12) EXHIBITED CONTINUED GROWTH AND HAS MAINTAINED A BETA GAMMA MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION. THE REGION IS NOW A CLASS F SUNSPOT GROUP WITH APPROXIMATELY 45 SPOTS. REGION 8639 (N38W50) ALSO EXHIBITED MINOR GROWTH DURING THE PERIOD. REGION 8643 (N21W62), CURRENTLY A BXO-BETA SPOT GROUP WITH APPROXIMATELY 4 SPOTS, WAS NUMBERED TODAY.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. REGION 8636 REMAINS VERY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN M-CLASS OR HIGHER EVENT. REGION 8639 ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING AN M-CLASS EVENT.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM QUIET TO MINOR STORM CONDITIONS. MINOR STORM CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE 22/0300-0600Z PERIOD. THE INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY MAY BE RELATED TO THE HALO CME EARLY ON 19 JULY.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. ACTIVE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER LATITUDES DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE PERIOD.
III. Event Probabilities 23 JUL to 25 JUL
Class M60%50%50%
Class X10%05%05%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       22 JUL 153
  Predicted   23 JUL-25 JUL  160/165/170
  90 Day Mean        22 JUL 154
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 21 JUL  009/013
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 22 JUL  024/023
PREDICTED AFR/AP 23 JUL-25 JUL  010/010-008/007-008/007
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 23 JUL to 25 JUL
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%05%
B. High Latitudes
Active25%20%20%
Minor storm10%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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