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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 2000 Aug 15 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 228 Issued at 2200Z on 15 AUG 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 14-2100Z to 15-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. ONLY ISOLATED C-CLASS EVENTS OCCURRED, THE LARGEST BEING A C3/SF AT 15/0153UT FROM REGION 9125 (N22E02). REGION 9125 CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST AND MOST MAGNETICALLY COMPLEX REGION ON THE DISK. THE OTHER MAJOR ACTIVE REGIONS WERE 9127 (S35W31) AND 9129 (S07E33). TWO NEW REGIONS WERE NUMBERED: 9134 (N06E53) AND 9135 (S15E14).
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW WITH AN ISOLATED CHANCE OF AN M-CLASS EVENT. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 14/2100Z TO 15/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED.
III. Event Probabilities 16 AUG to 18 AUG
Class M25%25%05%
Class X05%05%05%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       15 AUG 194
  Predicted   16 AUG-18 AUG  190/185/180
  90 Day Mean        15 AUG 188
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 14 AUG  011/012
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 15 AUG  015/015
PREDICTED AFR/AP 16 AUG-18 AUG  012/012-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 16 AUG to 18 AUG
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%25%25%
Minor storm15%10%10%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%
B. High Latitudes
Active40%35%35%
Minor storm15%10%10%
Major-severe storm05%05%05%

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