:Product: 0101RSGA.txt :Issued: 2014 Jan 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 1 Issued at 2200Z on 01 Jan 2014 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 31/2100Z to 01/2100Z: Solar activity has been at high levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a M9 event observed at 01/1852Z. There are currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is likely to be moderate with a chance for X-class flares on days one, two, and three (02 Jan, 03 Jan, 04 Jan). IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 31/2100Z to 01/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 607 km/s at 01/2100Z. Total IMF reached 17 nT at 01/1334Z. The maximum southward component of Bz reached -13 nT at 01/1334Z. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels on day one (02 Jan) and quiet to unsettled levels on days two and three (03 Jan, 04 Jan). Protons have a slight chance of crossing threshold on days one, two, and three (02 Jan, 03 Jan, 04 Jan). III. Event probabilities 02 Jan-04 Jan Class M 70/70/70 Class X 30/30/30 Proton 10/10/10 PCAF green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 01 Jan 160 Predicted 02 Jan-04 Jan 160/160/165 90 Day Mean 01 Jan 144 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 31 Dec 006/003 Estimated Afr/Ap 01 Jan 011/013 Predicted Afr/Ap 02 Jan-04 Jan 014/020-011/010-008/008 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 02 Jan-04 Jan A. Middle Latitudes Active 30/20/15 Minor Storm 10/05/05 Major-severe storm 01/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 15/20/15 Minor Storm 25/30/25 Major-severe storm 40/25/20