:Product: 0927RSGA.txt :Issued: 2007 Sep 27 2203 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 270 Issued at 2200Z on 27 Sep 2007 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 26/2100Z to 27/2100Z: Solar activity was very low. No flares occurred during the past 24 hours. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low. IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 26/2100Z to 27/2100Z: The geomagnetic field was initially quiet. However, a weak shock was seen at ACE at 1054Z, followed by an increase in magnetic field strength and density as well as a small increase in velocity. There were some extended intervals of southward Bz and as a result there was a period of minor to major storm level activity from 1500-1800Z. Conditions declined to active to minor storm levels for remainder of the period (1800-2100Z). Although the observations are not yet conclusive the disturbance appears to be from a transient structure in the solar wind, rather than from a recurrent structure. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during the past 24 hours. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be unsettled with occasional active periods for the first day (28 September) due to the anticipated onset of a high speed stream from a coronal hole. Activity should strengthen on the second day (29 September) to predominantly active levels with a chance for minor storm periods at high latitudes. Conditions should decline to predominantly unsettled levels on the third day (30 September). III. Event Probabilities 28 Sep-30 Sep Class M 01/01/01 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 27 Sep 067 Predicted 28 Sep-30 Sep 067/067/067 90 Day Mean 27 Sep 069 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 26 Sep 002/003 Estimated Afr/Ap 27 Sep 010/015 Predicted Afr/Ap 28 Sep-30 Sep 010/015-020/025-010/012 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 28 Sep-30 Sep A. Middle Latitudes Active 40/40/30 Minor storm 15/25/15 Major-severe storm 05/10/05 B. High Latitudes Active 45/45/35 Minor storm 20/25/20 Major-severe storm 10/15/10