:Product: 0909RSGA.txt :Issued: 2014 Sep 09 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 252 Issued at 2200Z on 09 Sep 2014 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 08/2100Z to 09/2100Z: Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was an M4 event observed at 09/0029Z from Region 2158 (N15E14). There are currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be moderate with a chance for X-class flares on days one, two, and three (10 Sep, 11 Sep, 12 Sep). IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 08/2100Z to 09/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to unsettled levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 478 km/s at 09/0344Z. Total IMF reached 5 nT at 08/2115Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -4 nT at 09/2033Z. Protons greater than 10 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 4 pfu at 08/2155Z. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels on day one (10 Sep), quiet levels on day two (11 Sep) and quiet to major storm levels on day three (12 Sep). Protons have a chance of crossing threshold on days one, two, and three (10 Sep, 11 Sep, 12 Sep). III. Event probabilities 10 Sep-12 Sep Class M 75/75/75 Class X 30/30/30 Proton 30/30/30 PCAF green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 09 Sep 159 Predicted 10 Sep-12 Sep 160/160/165 90 Day Mean 09 Sep 130 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 08 Sep 007/005 Estimated Afr/Ap 09 Sep 007/008 Predicted Afr/Ap 10 Sep-12 Sep 008/008-006/005-021/032 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 10 Sep-12 Sep A. Middle Latitudes Active 15/10/30 Minor Storm 01/05/45 Major-severe storm 01/01/20 B. High Latitudes Active 15/15/05 Minor Storm 25/20/15 Major-severe storm 20/20/79