Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity

Issued: 2012 Apr 01 2200 UTC
Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force.

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 092 Issued at 2200Z on 02 Apr 2012

IA.  Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from  01/2100Z
to 02/2100Z:  Solar activity has been very low for the past 24 hours.
Region 1451 (N17E25) produced a B7 event at 02/0234Z. New Regions
1452 (N18E47) and 1453 (S17E01) were numbered today. A weak
Earth-directed CME, associated with a filament eruption near N26E14,
became visible on LASCO C2 imagery at 02/0224Z.
IB.  Solar Activity Forecast:  Solar activity is expected to be very
low with a chance for C-class activity for the next three days
(03-05 April).
IIA.  Geophysical Activity Summary 01/2100Z to 02/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled during the past 24
hours.
IIB.  Geophysical Activity Forecast:  The geomagnetic field is
expected to be mostly quiet on day one (03 April). Quiet to
unsettled conditions are expected on days two and three (04-05
April) due to a coronal hole high speed stream becoming geoeffective
early on 04 April followed the next day by the arrival of the weak
CME associated with this morning's filament eruption.
III.  Event Probabilities 03 Apr-05 Apr
Class M    05/05/05
Class X    01/01/01
Proton     01/01/01
PCAF       green
IV.  Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed           02 Apr 106
Predicted   03 Apr-05 Apr  110/125/130
90 Day Mean        02 Apr 118
V.  Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 01 Apr  006/006
Estimated Afr/Ap 02 Apr  009/008
Predicted Afr/Ap 03 Apr-05 Apr  006/005-007/008-007/008
VI.  Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 03 Apr-05 Apr
A.  Middle Latitudes
Active                05/10/20
Minor storm           01/01/05
Major-severe storm    01/01/01
B.  High Latitudes
Active                15/20/15
Minor storm           15/25/30
Major-severe storm    05/15/25

Solar wind
speed: 359.0 km/sec
density: 0.0 protons/cm3
explanation | more data
Updated: Today at 2300 UT
X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B4
2220 UT Apr02
24-hr: C1
0827 UT Apr02
explanation | more data
Updated: Today at: 2359 UT

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