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Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2000 Sep 28 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 272 Issued at 2200Z on 28 SEP 2000

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 27-2100Z to 28-2100Z

SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. ONLY A FEW MINOR C-CLASS EVENTS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE PERIOD. WHILE STILL A LARGE SUNSPOT GROUP, REGION 9169 (N12W58) HAS DECAYED FURTHER AND NOW MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 790 MILLIONTHS OF WHITE LIGHT AREA WITH 51 SPOTS. REGION 9170 (S06W63) HAS ALSO SHOWN SOME DECAY SINCE YESTERDAY. SLIGHT GROWTH WAS OBSERVED IN REGION 9173 (S12E25), AND THE REGION HAS PRODUCED A COUPLE OF MINOR C-CLASS EVENTS. NEW REGION 9178 (S23E63) WAS NUMBERED TODAY.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. CONTINUED C-CLASS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED. THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENT. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 27/2100Z TO 28/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. TWO PERIODS OF ISOLATED ACTIVE CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED. CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH-SPEED CORONAL HOLE STREAM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS ARE NOW NEGLIGIBLE. THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRONS AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT WERE AT HIGH LEVELS.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED ACTIVE CONDITIONS.
III. Event Probabilities 29 SEP to 01 OCT
Class M50%50%50%
Class X10%10%10%
Proton05%05%05%
PCAFGREEN
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       28 SEP 202
  Predicted   29 SEP-01 OCT  195/190/180
  90 Day Mean        28 SEP 182
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
OBSERVED AFR/AP 27 SEP  008/011
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 28 SEP  010/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 29 SEP-01 OCT  010/010-010/010-010/010
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 29 SEP to 01 OCT
A. Middle Latitudes
Active20%20%20%
Minor storm10%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active25%25%25%
Minor storm15%10%10%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
VII. COMMENTS EFFECTIVE 2 OCT 2000, SEC WILL ISSUE ITS TEXT PRODUCTS IN MIXED CASE VS. ALL UPPER CASE. THIS CHANGE WILL BE VISIBLE ON ALL SEC PRODUCT DELIVERY SYSTEMS EXCEPT FOR TELETYPE CIRCUITS. ONLY THE CASE OF THE TEXT IN EACH PRODUCT WILL CHANGE, NOT THE FORMAT OR SPACING WITHIN THE PRODUCT. FOR DETAILS SEE OUR WEBSITE AT SEC.NOAA.GOV/MIXEDCASE.HTML

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