:Product: 20000909RSGA.txt :Issued: 2000 Sep 09 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 253 ISSUED AT 2200Z ON 09 SEP 2000 IA. ANALYSIS OF SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS AND ACTIVITY FROM 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS MODERATE. REGION 9151 (N13W74) PRODUCED AN M1/1N FLARE WITH ASSOCIATED TYPE-II RADIO SWEEP AT 09/0849 UTC. AVAILABLE SOHO/LASCO IMAGERY INDICATES AN ASSOCIATED HALO CME WITH ITS EASTERN FLANK LIKELY DIRECTED EARTHWARD. REGION 9154 (S17W62) PRODUCED A C1/SF FLARE AT 09/0520 UTC. NEW REGION 9160 (S12E05) WAS NUMBERED TODAY. IB. SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IIA. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY 08/2100Z TO 09/2100Z: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS PREDOMINANTLY QUIET TO UNSETTLED, WITH AN ISOLATED ACTIVE PERIOD ON 08/2100-2400 UTC. IIB. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE QUIET TO UNSETTLED THROUGH DAY ONE, INCREASING TO ACTIVE LEVELS ON DAYS TWO AND THREE, WITH THE ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE CME DISCUSSED IN SECTION 1A ABOVE. III. EVENT PROBABILITIES 10 SEP-12 SEP CLASS M 30/30/30 CLASS X 01/01/01 PROTON 01/01/01 PCAF GREEN IV. PENTICTON 10.7 CM FLUX OBSERVED 09 SEP 151 PREDICTED 10 SEP-12 SEP 145/140/135 90 DAY MEAN 09 SEP 180 V. GEOMAGNETIC A INDICES OBSERVED AFR/AP 08 SEP 014/021 ESTIMATED AFR/AP 09 SEP 010/011 PREDICTED AFR/AP 10 SEP-12 SEP 015/015-020/020-015/015 VI. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY PROBABILITIES 10 SEP-12 SEP A. MIDDLE LATITUDES ACTIVE 30/35/35 MINOR STORM 15/20/20 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05 B. HIGH LATITUDES ACTIVE 30/35/35 MINOR STORM 15/20/20 MAJOR-SEVERE STORM 05/05/05