:Product: 20050207RSGA.txt :Issued: 2005 Feb 07 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 038 Issued at 2200Z on 07 Feb 2005 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 06/2100Z to 07/2100Z: Solar activity remained at low levels. Newly numbered Region 733 (S09E78) produced several low level C-class flares during the period. There is a fair sized penumbral spot that has just begun to rotate onto the visible disk. Due to the region's proximity to the limb further analysis is pending. Region 732 (N09E57) was limited to the production of multiple B-class flares over the period. Analysis indicates that there is a gamma magnetic structure in both polarities of this active region. No other regions were numbered today. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be at low levels. Regions 732 and 733 are both capable of producing further C-class flare activity. IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 06/2100Z to 07/2100Z: The geomagnetic field was at quiet to minor storm levels. The ACE spacecraft indicated that the onset of a recurrent high speed coronal hole stream began around mid-day. Minor storm conditions have persisted since 07/1430Z at middle and high latitudes. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at unsettled to active levels with isolated minor storm conditions possible through 8 February. Unsettled levels with isolated active periods should dominate 9 and 10 February as the geoeffective high speed coronal stream wanes. III. Event Probabilities 08 Feb-10 Feb Class M 20/20/20 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 07 Feb 103 Predicted 08 Feb-10 Feb 110/115/115 90 Day Mean 07 Feb 105 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 06 Feb 006/009 Estimated Afr/Ap 07 Feb 015/020 Predicted Afr/Ap 08 Feb-10 Feb 012/015-010/010-010/010 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 08 Feb-10 Feb A. Middle Latitudes Active 25/20/20 Minor storm 10/05/05 Major-severe storm 05/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 35/20/20 Minor storm 15/05/05 Major-severe storm 05/01/01