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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 1999 Aug 22 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 234 Issued at 2200Z on 22 AUG 1999

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

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS HIGH. THIS WAS DUE TO AN M5.9/1N EVENT FROM REGION 8674 (S25E48) AT 21/2213UT. REGION 8674 WAS THE SOURCE OF ALMOST ALL OF THE SOLAR ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD INCLUDING SEVERAL C-CLASS EVENTS AND A WEAK TYPE II SWEEP (400 KM/S) AT 22/1413UT. REGION 8668 (N23W36) PRODUCED A SINGLE OPTICAL SUBFLARE AT 22/1123UT.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HIGH.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 21-2100Z to 22-2100Z
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO UNSETTLED. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUX AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT WAS AT HIGH LEVELS FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED REMAIN QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 23 AUG to 25 AUG
Class M70%70%70%
Class X10%10%10%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       22 AUG 173
  Predicted   23 AUG-25 AUG  180/185/190
  90 Day Mean        22 AUG 163
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 21 AUG  004/006
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 22 AUG  008/008
PREDICTED AFR/AP 23 AUG-25 AUG  008/010-008/010-008/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 23 AUG to 25 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active05%05%05%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active10%10%10%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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