:Product: 0908RSGA.txt
:Issued: 2017 Sep 08 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 251 Issued at 2200Z on 08 Sep 2017

IA.  Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 07/2100Z to
08/2100Z: Solar activity has been at high levels for the past 24 hours.
The largest solar event of the period was a M8 event observed at
08/0749Z from Region 2673 (S09W70). There are currently 5 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 and two (09 Sep, 10 Sep)
and expected to be low with a chance for M-class flares and a slight
chance for an X-class flare on day three (11 Sep).

IIA.  Geophysical Activity Summary 07/2100Z to 08/2100Z: The geomagnetic
field has been at active to severe storm levels for the past 24 hours.
Solar wind speed reached a peak of 1110 km/s at 08/0431Z. Total IMF
reached 34 nT at 07/2258Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached
-32 nT at 07/2257Z. Protons greater than 10 MeV at geosynchronous orbit
reached a peak level of 844 pfu at 08/0035Z. Electrons greater than 2
MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 1941 pfu.
IIB.  Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected
to be at quiet to major storm levels on day one (09 Sep) and quiet to
unsettled levels on days two and three (10 Sep, 11 Sep). Protons are
expected to cross threshold on day one (09 Sep), are likely to cross
threshold on day two (10 Sep) and have a chance of crossing threshold on
day three (11 Sep).

III.  Event probabilities 09 Sep-11 Sep
Class M    75/75/50
Class X    50/50/20
Proton     99/70/50
PCAF       yellow

IV.  Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed           08 Sep 117
Predicted   09 Sep-11 Sep 115/105/090
90 Day Mean        08 Sep 081

V.  Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 07 Sep  023/042
Estimated Afr/Ap 08 Sep  053/098
Predicted Afr/Ap 09 Sep-11 Sep  022/030-007/010-007/008

VI.  Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 09 Sep-11 Sep
A.  Middle Latitudes
Active                30/20/15
Minor Storm           40/05/05
Major-severe storm    25/01/01
B.  High Latitudes
Active                30/15/15
Minor Storm           40/20/20
Major-severe storm    25/20/20