:Product: 1112RSGA.txt :Issued: 2010 Nov 12 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 Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity SDF Number 316 Issued at 2200Z on 12 Nov 2010 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 11/2100Z to 12/2100Z: Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. Multiple C-class events, from Region 1123 (S22W10), were observed throughout the period, the largest being a C4.6/Sf at 12/0134Z. Associated with this event were discrete radio emissions at 245 MHz and 610 MHz, a Type II radio sweep, with an estimated shock velocity of 505 km/s, and finally LASCO C2 imagery showed a CME liftoff at 12/0248Z. Region 1124 (N14E12) has shown some growth in spot count and areal coverage but has remained quiet. New Region 1126 (S28E73) was numbered late in the forecast period. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels with a slight chance for M-class events for the next three days (13-15 November). IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 11/2100Z to 12/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels with isolated minor storm periods at high latitudes for the past 24 hours. Mostly unsettled to active conditions were observed from 11/2100Z - 12/1300Z. At around 12/1500Z, signatures from the ACE spacecraft showed a decrease in density, solar wind speed, and temperature as the geomagnetic field started to recover from yesterdays CME driven disturbance. Quiet levels were observed for the remainder of the period. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels on day one (13 November). Activity is expected to increase to mostly unsettled levels on day two (14 November) and unsettled to active levels on day three (15 November). This increase in activity is due to the arrival of multiple small CMEs mixed with the effects of a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. III. Event Probabilities 13 Nov-15 Nov Class M 10/10/10 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 12 Nov 085 Predicted 13 Nov-15 Nov 085/084/084 90 Day Mean 12 Nov 081 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 11 Nov 012/015 Estimated Afr/Ap 12 Nov 011/012 Predicted Afr/Ap 13 Nov-15 Nov 007/008-010/012-015/015 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 13 Nov-15 Nov A. Middle Latitudes Active 15/25/30 Minor storm 01/05/10 Major-severe storm 01/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 20/30/35 Minor storm 01/10/15 Major-severe storm 01/01/01