Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity
Issued: 2007 Jun 04 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 155
Issued at 2200Z on 04 Jun 2007IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and
Activity from 03/2100Z to 04/2100Z: Solar activity was at high levels.
Region 960 (S08E38) produced an M8.9/3b flare at 04/0513 UTC with an
associated 130 sfu Tenflare. There is some decay in area of the central and
trailing spots of this region, however it remains a complex beta gamma delta
magnetic classification.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to remain at
moderate to high levels with a chance for an X-flare from Region 960.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 03/2100Z to 04/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled with an isolated active period
observed at the Boulder magnetometer between 04/1500 UTC and 04/1800 UTC.
Solar wind speed at ACE is currently elevated around 500 km/s. The greater
than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels again
today.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be
quiet to unsettled. Based on the potential for significant flare activity
from Region 960, there is a slight chance for a greater than 10 MeV proton
event.
III. Event Probabilities 05 Jun-07 Jun
Class M 70/70/70
Class X 20/20/20
Proton 15/15/15
PCAF Green
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed 04 Jun 086
Predicted 05 Jun-07 Jun 085/085/085
90 Day Mean 04 Jun 074
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 03 Jun 007/010
Estimated Afr/Ap 04 Jun 010/010
Predicted Afr/Ap 05 Jun-07 Jun 008/008-005/005-005/005 VI. Geomagnetic
Activity Probabilities 05 Jun-07 Jun A. Middle Latitudes
Active 20/15/15
Minor storm 10/05/05
Major-severe storm 01/01/01
B. High Latitudes
Active 25/15/15
Minor storm 10/05/05
Major-severe storm 05/01/01
For current space weather conditions please refer to:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/alerts/
NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.sec.noaa.gov/NOAAscales
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