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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Jul 25 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 206 Issued at 2200Z on 25 JUL 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 24-2100Z to 25-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS MODERATE. REGION 8639 (N38W86) PRODUCED A MODERATE DURATION M2/SF AT 25/1338Z. THIS EVENT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TYPE II/IV SWEPT FREQUENCY BURSTS, A 600 SFU BURST AT 10 CM, AND A LOOP PROMINENCE SYSTEM. DUE TO FORESHORTENING, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THIS REGION. REGION 8645 (S27E60) GENERATED AN M1/1F AT 25/0432Z. THIS REGION APPEARED AS A MODERATE SIZE F CLASS GROUP. IT IS LIKELY THAT THERE IS SOME MAGNETIC COMPLEXITY IN THIS AREA. REGION 8636 (N21W27) GENERATED A C8/SF AT 25/0103Z. MAGNETIC FIELD MIXING INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN THIS REGION AND SPOT AREA INCREASED IN THE LEADER.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE AT A MODERATE LEVEL FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS WITH M-CLASS EVENTS POSSIBLE FROM REGIONS 8645, 8636, AND 8639. AN ISOLATED X-CLASS EVENT IS POSSIBLE FROM REGION 8636 OR 8645.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 24-2100Z to 25-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. SOLAR WIND VELOCITY DROPPED TO NORMAL VALUES DURING THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE PREDOMINANTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. AT HIGH LATITUDES, SOME ACTIVE CONDITIONS MAY BE EXPERIENCED ON 28 JUL. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY THAT A MAJOR FLARE FROM REGION 8636 COULD CAUSE AN ENERGETIC SOLAR PROTON EVENT AT EARTH.
III. Event Probabilities 26 JUL to 28 JUL
Class M90%90%90%
Class X20%20%20%
Proton20%20%20%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       25 JUL 182
  Predicted   26 JUL-28 JUL  180/182/184
  90 Day Mean        25 JUL 157
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 24 JUL  008/011
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 25 JUL  008/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 26 JUL-28 JUL  008/007-008/007-008/015
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 26 JUL to 28 JUL
A. Middle Latitudes
Active10%10%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%10%20%
Minor storm05%05%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%05%

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