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Solar activity report

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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 1999 Sep 11 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 254 Issued at 2200Z on 11 SEP 1999

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 10-2100Z to 11-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY INCREASED TO LOW LEVELS BY VIRTUE OF AN OPTICALLY UNCORRELATED C1 X-RAY FLARE AT 11/0631Z. ISOLATED B-CLASS X-RAY FLARES WERE ALSO DETECTED, ONE OF WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A SUBFLARE IN REGION 8690 (N14E06). REGION 8690 DISPLAYED A SMALL INCREASE IN SPOT COUNT DURING THE PERIOD, BUT WAS OTHERWISE UNREMARKABLE. NEW REGIONS 8696 (N14W48), 8697 (S20W06), 8698 (S16E64), AND 8699 (N21E29) WERE ASSIGNED TODAY. REGION 8699 APPEARED TO BE GROWING AT A MODERATE PACE AND PRODUCED A SMALL SUBFLARE LATE IN THE PERIOD.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT LOW LEVELS. REGIONS 8690, 8692, AND 8699 MAY PRODUCE C-CLASS FLARES.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 10-2100Z to 11-2100Z
GEOMAGNETIC FIELD ACTIVITY RANGED FROM QUIET TO ACTIVE LEVELS. UNSETTLED TO ACTIVE LEVELS OCCURRED DURING 11/0100 - 0500Z FOLLOWING A SOUTHWARD TURNING OF THE BZ COMPONENT OF THE INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD. FIELD ACTIVITY DECLINED TO MOSTLY QUIET LEVELS AFTER 11/0500Z.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
GEOMAGNETIC FIELD ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO VARY FROM QUIET TO ACTIVE LEVELS. INTERMITTENT ACTIVE PERIODS ARE EXPECTED IN RESPONSE TO RECURRENT CORONAL HOLE EFFECTS.
III. Event Probabilities 12 SEP to 14 SEP
Class M25%25%25%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       11 SEP 123
  Predicted   12 SEP-14 SEP  125/125/130
  90 Day Mean        11 SEP 164
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 10 SEP  012/015
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 11 SEP  010/015
PREDICTED AFR/AP 12 SEP-14 SEP  015/015-015/015-015/015
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 12 SEP to 14 SEP
A. Middle Latitudes
Active35%35%35%
Minor storm10%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active40%40%40%
Minor storm15%15%15%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%

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