:Product: 1001RSGA.txt :Issued: 2013 Oct 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 Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 274 Issued at 2200Z on 01 Oct 2013 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 30/2100Z to 01/2100Z: Solar activity has been at very low levels for the past 24 hours. There are currently 3 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low with a chance for a C-class flares and a slight chance for an M-class flare on days one, two, and three (02 Oct, 03 Oct, 04 Oct). IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 30/2100Z to 01/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 379 km/s at 01/1929Z. Total IMF reached 9 nT at 01/0803Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -7 nT at 01/1321Z. Protons greater than 10 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 177 pfu at 30/2115Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 659 pfu. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels on day one (02 Oct), unsettled to major storm levels on day two (03 Oct) and quiet to unsettled levels on day three (04 Oct). Protons are expected to cross threshold on day one (02 Oct), are expected to cross threshold on day two (03 Oct) and have a chance of crossing threshold on day three (04 Oct). III. Event probabilities 02 Oct-04 Oct Class M 10/10/10 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 99/75/40 PCAF red IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 01 Oct 107 Predicted 02 Oct-04 Oct 105/105/100 90 Day Mean 01 Oct 111 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 30 Sep 003/002 Estimated Afr/Ap 01 Oct 004/006 Predicted Afr/Ap 02 Oct-04 Oct 014/020-030/040-008/008 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 02 Oct-04 Oct A. Middle Latitudes Active 45/35/15 Minor Storm 25/30/05 Major-severe storm 05/10/01 B. High Latitudes Active 10/05/15 Minor Storm 25/25/25 Major-severe storm 65/65/25