Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity
Issued: 2006 Nov 30 2200 UTC
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 334 Issued
at 2200Z on 30 Nov 2006
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 29/2100Z to 30/2100Z:
Solar activity was very low. Today's activity consisted of a few, low-level
B-class flares, all from Region 927 (N10E19).
The delta configuration reported yesterday appears to have decayed during the
past 24 hours. Region 926 (S10E09) was quiet and stable.
New Region 928 (S07W32) emerged on the disk today as a small C-type group.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low to low.
There is a slight chance for an isolated M-class flare.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 29/2100Z to 30/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field ranged from quiet to severe storm levels during the past
24 hours. An initially quiet field became disturbed after 0500Z due to an
extended period of southward interplanetary magnetic field. Active to minor
storm levels were observed initially but there was a strong substorm interval
from 0800-1000Z which increased the level to major storm at some mid-latitude
stations and severe storm at some high latitude sites. Conditions have been at
active to minor storm levels since 1000Z. Solar wind signatures appear to be
most consistent with a solar sector boundary crossing, which was also seen 27
days ago during the last solar rotation. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux
reached high levels during the past 24 hours.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be
quiet to unsettled during the next 24 hours (1
December) as the current disturbance subsides. Conditions should be
predominantly quiet for the second and third days (2-3 December).
III. Event Probabilities 01 Dec-03 Dec
Class M 10/10/10
Class X 01/01/01
Proton 01/01/01
PCAF Green
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed 30 Nov 084
Predicted 01 Dec-03 Dec 085/085/085
90 Day Mean 30 Nov 079
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 29 Nov 006/006
Estimated Afr/Ap 30 Nov 020/030
Predicted Afr/Ap 01 Dec-03 Dec 007/015-005/005-005/005 VI. Geomagnetic Activity
Probabilities 01 Dec-03 Dec A. Middle Latitudes
Active 20/15/15
Minor storm 10/10/10
Major-severe storm 05/05/05
B. High Latitudes
Active 20/15/15
Minor storm 10/10/10
Major-severe storm 05/05/05