:Product: 0905RSGA.txt :Issued: 2014 Sep 05 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 248 Issued at 2200Z on 05 Sep 2014 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 04/2100Z to 05/2100Z: Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a C6 event observed at 05/0654Z from Region 2157 (S14E58). There are currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is likely to be moderate with a slight chance for an X-class flare on days one, two, and three (06 Sep, 07 Sep, 08 Sep). IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 04/2100Z to 05/2100Z: 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 445 km/s at 05/0803Z. Total IMF reached 6 nT at 05/0129Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -5 nT at 05/1442Z. Protons greater than 10 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 8 pfu at 05/1900Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 4242 pfu. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels on day one (06 Sep), quiet to active levels on day two (07 Sep) and quiet to unsettled levels on day three (08 Sep). Protons are likely to cross threshold on day one (06 Sep), are likely to cross threshold on day two (07 Sep) and have a chance of crossing threshold on day three (08 Sep). III. Event probabilities 06 Sep-08 Sep Class M 55/55/55 Class X 15/15/15 Proton 70/60/50 PCAF green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 05 Sep 144 Predicted 06 Sep-08 Sep 145/145/145 90 Day Mean 05 Sep 130 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 04 Sep 007/007 Estimated Afr/Ap 05 Sep 008/009 Predicted Afr/Ap 06 Sep-08 Sep 017/022-013/015-008/008 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 06 Sep-08 Sep A. Middle Latitudes Active 30/30/15 Minor Storm 20/15/01 Major-severe storm 05/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 15/15/15 Minor Storm 20/20/20 Major-severe storm 25/20/20