:Product: 0504RSGA.txt
:Issued: 2015 May 04 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 124 Issued at 2200Z on 04 May 2015

IA.  Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 03/2100Z to
04/2100Z: Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours.
The largest solar event of the period was a C8 event observed at
04/0052Z from Region 2335 (S15E24). There are currently 4 numbered
sunspot regions on the disk.
IB.  Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be low with
a slight chance for an M-class flare on days one, two, and three (05
May, 06 May, 07 May).

IIA.  Geophysical Activity Summary 03/2100Z to 04/2100Z: 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 524 km/s at
04/1904Z. Total IMF reached 6 nT at 03/2103Z. The maximum southward
component of Bz reached -5 nT at 03/2352Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV
at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 247 pfu.
IIB.  Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected
to be at quiet to unsettled levels on day one (05 May) and quiet to
active levels on days two and three (06 May, 07 May).

III.  Event probabilities 05 May-07 May
Class M    20/20/20
Class X    01/01/01
Proton     01/01/01
PCAF       green

IV.  Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed           04 May 125
Predicted   05 May-07 May 130/135/135
90 Day Mean        04 May 127

V.  Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 03 May  007/008
Estimated Afr/Ap 04 May  006/007
Predicted Afr/Ap 05 May-07 May  007/008-013/015-010/010

VI.  Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 05 May-07 May
A.  Middle Latitudes
Active                10/35/25
Minor Storm           01/10/05
Major-severe storm    01/01/01
B.  High Latitudes
Active                15/15/15
Minor Storm           25/30/25
Major-severe storm    20/45/30