:Product: Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity
:Issued: 2000 Apr 19 2200 UT
# Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
#Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force.
#
JOINT USAF/NOAA REPORT OF SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SDF NUMBER 110 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 19 APR 2000
IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 18/2100Z
TO 19/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW. THE LARGEST EVENT WAS A C5/SF
EVENT FROM NEW REGION 8967 (N20E66). REGIONS 8963 (N16W04), AND
8959 (S15W62) PRODUCED SEVERAL MINOR C-CLASS EVENTS. NEW REGIONS
8967, AND 8968 (S13E28) WERE NUMBERED TODAY.
IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW.
IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY FROM 18/2100Z TO 19/2100Z:
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO ACTIVE. ONE PERIOD OF ISOLATED
ACTIVE CONDITIONS WAS OBSERVED FROM 19/1500-1800Z.
IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS
EXPECTED TO PREDOMINANTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED WITH PERIODS OF
ISOLATED ACTIVE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 20 APR-22 APR
CLASS M 30/30/30
CLASS X 05/05/05
PROTON 01/01/01
PCAF GREEN
IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX
OBSERVED 19 APR 168
PREDICTED 20 APR-22 APR 170/175/180
90 DAY MEAN 19 APR 183
V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES
OBSERVED AFR/AP 18 APR 005/007
ESTIMATED AFR/AP 19 APR 010/012
PREDICTED AFR/AP 20 APR-22 APR 010/015-008/012-005/005
VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 20 APR-22 APR
A. MIDDLE LATITUDES
ACTIVE 30/25/20
MINOR STORM 10/10/05
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 01/01/01
B. HIGH LATITUDES
ACTIVE 35/35/25
MINOR STORM 20/20/15
MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/01
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