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 30 November 2003
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NOAA
9 Active Regions
10507
10508
10509
10510
10511
10512
10513
10515
10516
SMART
No Data
CHARM
Welcome to the Flare Prediction System. This page gives the active regions on the Sun today together with each regions probability for producing C-, M-, or X-class events. The flare probabilities were calculated using NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center data from nearly eight years of data starting November 1988 and ending June 1996. The percentage probabilities are based on the number of flares produced by regions classified using the McIntosh classification scheme (McIntosh, P., 1990, Solar Physics, 125, 251) during cycle 22. For example, between November 1988 and June 1996 there were 302 regions classified Eai. As this class produced 62 M-class events, the mean M-class flare rate is ~62/302 or ~0.21 flares per day. Assuming the number of flares per unit time is governed by Poisson statistics, we can estimate a flaring probability for the following 24-hours using P( one or more flares ) = 1 - exp( -mean ), i.e., P = 1 - exp( -0.21 ) ~ 0.19, or 19% for an Eai class region to produce one or more M-class flares in the next 24-hours. See Wheatland, M. S., 2001, Solar Physics, 203, 87 and Moon et al., 2001, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 106(A12) 29951 for further details.

Click here for a description of the various active region classifications from the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Region Flare Probabilities (%)
Number McIntosh C-class M-class X-class
No Prediction Found

NOTE: Values in parantheses/brackets give the NOAA/SWPC forecast probabilities for the occurrence of one or more C-, M-, or X-class flares. When viewed in real-time and before 22:00 UT, predictions are valid up to 22:00 UT on the current date. When viewed in real-time after 22:00 UT (or when viewing past dates), predictions are valid up to 22:00 UT on the following date. The most recent data can also be found at NOAA's 3-day Space Weather Predictions page.

Please contact Peter Gallagher if you have any comments or questions regarding this research.

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Today's NOAA Active Regions
Group Number
Location
Hale
Class
McIntosh Class
Sunspot
Area
Number of Spots
Flares
History
10507 N07W83
(931",113") 		βγδ/βγ Dko/Dko 0460/0570 11/15 /C1.9(08:30)
10508 S19W70
(840",-312") 		βγ/βγ Eac/Dai 0260/0200 22/21 C1.1(02:56)
C1.2(10:07)
C2.1(15:15)
/C2.0(06:32)
C1.5(06:56)
C2.6(10:06)
C1.6(14:45)
10509 S11W25
(393",-194") 		β/β Dso/Dao 0070/0070 04/04 -
10510 S23W15
(225",-384") 		β/β Eai/Dai 0100/0150 28/26 /C1.5(03:25)
C2.7(17:57)
C4.2(21:00)
10511 S15W44
(635",-256") 		β/β Cso/Dso 0030/0050 07/06 -
10512 N06W36
(554",86") 		α/β Axx/Bxo 0010/0300 02/08 -
10513 N13E18
(-285",198") 		α/α Hsx/Hsx 0080/0050 01/01 -
10515 S02E41
(-621",-44") 		β/α Dso/Hrx 0080/0050 07/02 -
10516 S17E43
(-618",-287") 		β/α Cso/Hsx 0070/0050 05/01 -

Events not associated with currently named NOAA regions: None

Note: The tabulated data are based on the most recent NOAA/USAF Active Region Summary issued on 30-Nov-2003 00:30 , the values to the right of the forward slashes representing yesterdays values or events. Regions with no data in above property fields have decayed and exhibit no spots. The region positions are valid on 30-Nov-2003 23:30.