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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 2003 Sep 01 2200 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 244 Issued at 2200Z on 01 Sep 2003

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 31-2100Z to 01-2100Z

Solar activity has been very low. Region 444 (N08W60) produced a B4.1 at 01/1411 UTC, optically correlated with SXI imagery. No active regions have shown any significant changes. A 17-degree filament erupted near N23W60 sometime between 01/0045 and 01/1301 UTC.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be very low to low. Regions 448 (N20W20) and 449 (S16E13) may produce isolated C-class flares.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 31-2100Z to 01-2100Z
Geomagnetic activity has been at quiet to active levels, due to the effects of high speed solar wind streams from a coronal hole moving into geoeffective position. Solar wind speed at ACE increased to 500 km/s during the day. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels today.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
Geomagnetic activity is expected to be at quiet to active levels, with isolated minor storm conditions, as a coronal hole continues to move into geoeffective position.
III. Event Probabilities 02 Sep to 04 Sep
Class M05%05%05%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFgreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       01 Sep 108
  Predicted   02 Sep-04 Sep  115/115/125
  90 Day Mean        01 Sep 127
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 31 Aug  005/007
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 01 Sep  015/016
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 02 Sep-04 Sep  026/030-020/025-015/020
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 02 Sep to 04 Sep
A. Middle Latitudes
Active30%30%20%
Minor storm20%15%15%
Major-severe storm10%10%05%
B. High Latitudes
Active45%40%40%
Minor storm25%20%15%
Major-severe storm20%15%15%

All times in UTC

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